A 19th century French ormolu mantel clock, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, the twin train movement with silk suspension and countwheel bell strike, the case in the form of a desk with inkstand flanked by the figure of a seated young woman wearing an eleborately embroidered dress, on a stepped base with acanthine ornament -- 13in. (33cm) high., with ebonised stand and glass dome.