CALENDAR MANTEL CLOCK, France, 1810

h cm 54 x l cm 28 x w cm 16

The white marble case depicting a lady and a child, embellished with finely chased mercury-gilt bronze mounts. The porcelain dial, painted with floral motifs and signed “De Belle”, features time indications and a 31-day calendar. The movement strikes the hours and half-hours and features a silk-thread pendulum suspension.