A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND STAINED HORN-INLAID BRASS STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND STAINED HORN-INLAID BRASS STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
LE FEBURE, LE HAVRE, CIRCA 1745-9
The waisted case with raised herm feet, the glazed front mounted with a Muse astride Pegasus, the gilt-brass dial with Roman enamel chapters and Arabic five minutes, signed to the centre ‘LE FEBURE / AU HAVRE’, the twin train movement with numbered count wheel strike to bell above the case, the backplate further signed ‘Le febure au Havre’, on a conforming bracket, some mounts stamped with the 'C' Couronné poinçon
56 ½ in. (143.5 cm.) high overall; 20 in. (50.8 cm.) wide; 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) deep