A Louis XVI ormolu horloge à poser Paris, late 18th century

the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and inscribed Le Paute H^ger / A Paris, the twin train movement stamped VA

Please note that the movement has not been checked for functionality. However, the movement is complete and may be put into a working state by a professional horologist. Pendulum, bell and winder present. Overall in fair condition with the usual tarnishing and dirt to gilt bronze mounts consistent with age and atmospheric conditions through the years. Restoration to enamel dial to the upper edge above the numbers 12 and 1. The inscriptions following the world Hger have been worn off and the white enamel in that same place is gone.
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Part of the designation Hger. Du Roi has been removed from the dial, presumably at the time of the revolution. Another clock of this model by La Paute with Pascal Izarn, Paris, is illustrated Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française du Moyen Age au XXe Siècle, Paris, 1997, p. 183, fig. D