A FRENCH WHITE MARBLE AND GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

A FRENCH WHITE MARBLE AND GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, AFTER A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS VION, MID-19TH CENTURY

the brass eight day movement striking on a bell and stamped 'A.1' and '555' and with a Japy Freres pastille, the enamelled convex dial with black Arabic numerals, in an arched case surmounted by Venus receiving a dove from Cupid, the base with swags and lion paw feet, with a pendulum

32cm high, 28cm wide