GILDED BRONZE GRANDFATHER CLOCK WITH MINSTREL, FRANCE CIRCA 1850 gilded and patinated bronze case, base richly decorated with naturalistic motifs, the clockwork is concealed in a patinated bronze rocade, at the top a young minstrel. Silver-plated metal dial with Roman numerals, Breguet-style hands, movement with wire suspension, hour and half-hour strike on bell. H. 50 cm, W. 34 cm, D. 11 cm. A GILT BRONZE PENDULUM CLOCK, WITH MUSICIAN, FRANCE CIRCA 1850