A RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU AUTOMATION MANTEL CLOCK

A RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU AUTOMATION MANTEL CLOCK surmounted by a silvered bronze cat with glass eyes and nodding head seated on an ormolu cushion, the case with ormolu acanthus leaf mould enclosing a 3.5" silvered dial with Roman numerals fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with outside countwheel striking the hours/half hours on a bell

48cm high