LOUIS XV STYLE ELEPHANT CLOCK Based on a model by Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain In chased, patinated and gilt bronze, the dial signed "J. Gudin/AParis", the movement signed "J.Gudin a Paris", inscribed in a case surmounted by Cupid, supported by an elephant, resting on a rocaille terrace; round movement with two gear bodies, barrels, anchor escapement, single balance wheel, silk thread suspension, count wheel on the outside, striking on the passage. H. 40 cm (15 ¾ in.) l. 31 cm (12 ¼ in.) Provenance: Former Djahanguir Riahi collection (1914-2014). Comparative bibliography : H. Ottomeyer, P. Prötschel et al, Vergoldete Bronzen, Vol I, p.124, fig. 2.8.5. G. Wannenes, A. Wannenes, Les plus belles pendules françaises de Louis XIV à l'Empire, Firenze, 2013, p.103 and p.135. A Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock, after the model by Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain