A French Louis XV gilt bronze mounted quarter striking 'regulateur de parquet', mid 18th century

31-cm thirteen piece enamel dial with Roman numerals signed Robin A Paris, foliate pierced and engraved gilt hands, sweep seconds, replaced substantial movement, weight driven going train with deadbeat escapement mounted on the backplate, separately mounted steel suspended pendulum with beat adjustment to the crutch, spring driven rack quarter striking on two bells, shaped rosewood veneered case with cube parquetry of kingwood, tulipwood and fruitwood, the concave sided rounded hood mounted with gilt bronze foliate scrolls and leaves, similar mounts to the shaped bombé trunk with glazed lenticle, base with scroll feet mounted on a shaped plinth raised on turned feet