A Napoleon III bronze mounted black marble mantel clock, circa 1880, the impressive French clock with a Roman numeral black dial and contrasting ornate gilt surround, enclosed in an upright black marble shaped case with breakfront stepped base, coppered bronze mounted with pierced scrolls, fruiting vines, gadroons, acanthus leaves, and surmounted with a shell and mask, the front incised and gilded with floral sprigs, with eight day bell striking movement and raised on toupie feet, with key and pendulum. H 60 cm, W: 38 cm, D: 17.5 cm