A Louis XV Rococo gilt bronze mantel clock

Pendule-rocaille aux amours, coq et globe

A Louis XV gilt bronze mantel clock decorated with putti – circa 1740-1750 

Height: 53.5 cm. (21 ½ in.)     Width: 41 cm. (16 ½ in.)    Depth: 22 cm. (8 ¾ in.) 

The enamel dial with Roman numerals indicating the hours and Arabic numerals the minutes with pierced and engraved gilt brass hands. The circular movement has an anchor escapement and silk-thread suspension and strikes the hours and half-hours by means of a count-wheel mounted on the back-plate.