Charles X-figure pendulum Red veined marble and bronze, dark patinated and partially gilded. Above a rectangular base with lion feet, a fully sculpted depiction of a lady dressed in antique style with a scroll, leaning on the rectangular clock case as an allegory of science. Profile-framed dial with enamelled chapter ring, marked Galle Rue de Richelieu. Pendulum movement with thread suspension and half-hour strike on bell. H. 51 cm. 36 cm x 15 cm. Cf. Tardy, p. 243. A French marble and bronze mantel clock. Strikes half hour on a bell. France. Paris. 2nd third of the 19th cent.