A Louis XVI white and black marble and ormolu mounted striking mantel clock , the case on later rectangular black marble plinth, the shaped white marble base applied with foliate mounts, the sides with female caryatids flanked by foliate volutes and surmounted by a boy and a girl with central desplayed eagle on naturalistic base entwined with a bronze serpent, the white enamel Arabic dial signed Ridel a Paris with pierced ormolu hands, the twin going barrel movement with verge escapement and outside countwheel strike on bell on plain backplate 22in. (56cm.) high
A Louis XVI white and black marble and ormolu mounted striking mantel clock , the case on later rectangular black marble plinth, the shaped white marble base applied with foliate mounts, the sides with female caryatids flanked by foliate volutes and surmounted by a boy and a girl with central desplayed eagle on naturalistic base entwined with a bronze serpent, the white enamel Arabic dial signed Ridel a Paris with pierced ormolu hands, the twin going barrel movement with verge escapement and outside countwheel strike on bell on plain backplate 22in. (56cm.) high
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