A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK

LE ROY & FILS, PARIS. NO 1592, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
le roy & fils, paris. no 1592, third quarter 19th century
The case with stepped rectangular top surmounted by a part-fluted and anthemion cast urn with foliate scroll handles, with palmette and lanceolate leaf cast gallery to the base on pierced scroll feet, the engine-turned silvered dial signed Le Roy a Paris, with painted Roman chapters and blued steel moon hands, the twin barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell to the backplate with repeat signature and number 1592
17¼in. (44cm.) high