* IMPORTANT CLOCK "AU LION", Louis XV, the model attributed to J.J. DE SAINT-GERMAIN (Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain, maitre 1750) the dial signed ANAIOM A PARIS (active circa1760), the porcelain flowers probably Manufacture de Vincennes, Paris circa 1750. Matte and polished gilt bronze and burnished bronze. With figure of a striding lion carrying the clock case encircled in trailing flowers. The clock with enamel dial, a fine anchor escapement and ½ hour striking on bell. 44x5x18x66 cm. Provenance: formerly Partridge Fine Arts, London.