A French Empire ormolu and marble 'La Lectura' mantel clock, circa 1800

8.5-cm enamel dial with Roman numerals signed Bovard à Paris, pierced gilt hands, countwheel bell striking anchor movement with silk suspended pendulum, ormolu case shaped as a table with a drape surmounted by an oil lamp, flanked by a seated classical lady reading a book, marble plinth raised on turned feet