431. Empire period gilt bronze clock by Bazile-Charles Le Roy An Empire gilt-bronze pendulum by Bazile-Charles Le Roy, early 19th century Of rectangular form, the circular enamelled dial signed 'Leroy / Hgr de Madame', surmounted by decorative elements such vase, casket and a quiver, above palmette motifs and on paw legs, 19cm wide, 32cm high (7in wide, 12 1/2in high) Basile-Charles Le Roy (1765-1839), Maître à Paris in 1785, is known to have been watchmaker to Madame Mère-Letizia Bonaparte (1750-1836), mother of Napoleon 1st, between 1805 and 1815.