A French 19th century red tortoiseshell lacquer and boulle cut brass inlay mantel clock, white enamel dial with Roman hours in drum case housing an 8-day bell striking mechanism, raised above an architectural plinth with bevelled glazed front, displaying the bi-metal compensated pendulum within a conforming boulle inlaid chamber. Height 42.5 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Prof. G. Dawson.