A large French Louis XV-style gilt bronze mantel clock, Fs. Gervais, third quarter 19th century

16.5-cm enamel dial with Roman numerals signed Fs. Gervais A Paris, gilt foliate pierced hands, rack bell striking Vincenti movement with Brocot escapement, elaborate finely cast and chiselled gilt bronze waisted case surmounted by a putto personifying a river, adorned throughout with seaplants, shells and dolphins, scrolled feet mounted on a shaped plinth adorned with foliate leaves and scrolls