AN EMPIRE ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK: 'PENDULE A LA FONTAINE'

AN EMPIRE ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK: 'PENDULE A LA FONTAINE'
THE DIAL BY DUBUISSON SIGNED A PARIA, THE CASE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO CLAUDE GALLE, CIRCA 1800
The borne case with classical females at a fountain, with Cupid to one side, spouting dolphins with entwined tails to the top, the plinth cast with swans and foliage, on bun feet, the white enamel dial signed à Paria, with blued steel Breguet hands, the reverse inscribed 1207 a Paris and 1207/Dub (for Dubuisson), the twin barrel movement with silk suspension for anchor escapement and countwheel strike on bell, stamped 'F'; pendulum
23 in. (58.5 cm.) high