A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
OF LOUIS XV STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The waisted case of typical form on C-scrolling feet and surmounted by a putto feeding a sea creature, the twin-barrel movement with Brocot escapement and count wheel strike on a bell, the back plate with Japy Freres trade stamp, on a conformingly decorated wall bracket
39 in. (99 cm) high;