A large French Louis Philippe ormolu sculptural mantel clock, circa 1840

8.5-cm engine turned silvered dial with Roman numerals signed for the retailer Wilgotz à Bruxelle, countwheel bell striking anchor movement with silk suspended pendulum signed G.F. Petit A Paris and Cailly Aine, finely cast and chiselled ormolu case surmounted by mother and child, elaborate scrolled base with garlands and vines incorporating angels and a cherub