A French Louis XIV ormolu mounted ebonized 'religieuse', Le Verroux, circa 1670

21.5-cm velvet covered dial, engraved chapter ring with Roman numerals, foliate pierced gilt hands, foliate pierced spandrels and a cartouche signed Louis Le Verroux A Paris covering a hole in the dial, movement with verge escapement, silk suspended pendulum and cycloid cheeks, baluster pillars and foliate pierced blued striking gates, single barrel with double action and countwheel striking on a bell, ebonized case surmounted by a moulded arched pediment with a pierced brass foliate mount, hinged glazed door with similar mounts, glazed sides, raised on a moulded plinth