Ormolu mantle clock by Leroy à ParisA gilt bronze clock Restauration period, representing a woman holding a medallion with the profile of a man. The lady is seated on the base surrounding the dial, with one foot on a Curule seat , and on the other side a lyre set on a base. The white enamel dial with Roman numerals is signed Leroy No. 142 Palais Royal in Paris. The clock rests on a rectangular base decorated with scrolls of leaves and a central medallion depicting a female face. Circa :1820 Dim: W: 10,6 in - D: 3,9in - H: 15in. Dim: L:27cm, P:10cm, H:38cm. Bibliography:
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