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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With circular enamel dial signed LeRoy hr. de Madame À Paris with roman and arabic chapters, the twin barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell within an altar of Love surmounted by a rose above the inscription Hommage à la plus belle flanked by the figure of Cupid and a torchère en flambeau, on a rectangular plinth cast with ribbon-tied berried laurel leaves, on paw feet-15¼in. (38.5cm.) high, 12in. (30.5cm.) wide, 5½in. (14cm.) deep
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With circular enamel dial signed LeRoy hr. de Madame À Paris with roman and arabic chapters, the twin barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell within an altar of Love surmounted by a rose above the inscription Hommage à la plus belle flanked by the figure of Cupid and a torchère en flambeau, on a rectangular plinth cast with ribbon-tied berried laurel leaves, on paw feet-15¼in. (38.5cm.) high, 12in. (30.5cm.) wide, 5½in. (14cm.) deep