A Directoire ormolu mantel clock, circa 1795

Property from the collection of the late Visconde de Lançada

A Directoire ormolu mantel clock, circa 1795

3¾-inch dial with enamel chapter ring signed A Paris, open centre, the bell striking movement with outside count wheel and silk suspension, the drum mounted in an open frame surmounted by a brazier and with a ribbon-tied basket, flanked by adorsed gryphons and with a dragon pendulum, the oval base on toupie feet

46cm 18in high: 22cm 8½in wide