A mantel clock of Louis XV style, the movement striking on a single bell, inscribed Howell James & Co., To The Queen, London & Paris, the embossed brass dial with white and blue enamel Roman numerals, in green stained tortoiseshell and brass balloon-shaped case, the rectangular pediment surmounted by a two-handled urn, female portrait mask below, the frieze with pierced panel below the dial, on acanthus cast scrolled supports, 16in. (40.5cm) high