Grandiose 19th Century Regence Style Boulle Inlay, Ormolu Mounted Mantel Clock
Standing 43 inches tall this impressive clock features an arched pediment surmounted by a gilt bronze figure of the archangel St Michael seated on a globe and holding up his banner. The Boulle style brass inlaid case, richly edged by scrolled ormolu leaf work, is raised on four scrolled gilt bronze legs headed by caryatid busts and centering on the front a large gilt bronze relief depicting a satyr with a young maiden and above that the gilt bronze relief dial with cartouche style enamel enamel Roman numerals. The clockwork signed by the Paris maker.