A French gilt-bronze cased striking mantel clock, by Romilly, Paris, circa 1770, the gilt-bronze case surmounted with a kneeling youth holding aloft a globe, above a egg and dart border, the sides with laurel flanked pendant portrait plaques, on...

A French gilt-bronze cased striking mantel clock, by Romilly, Paris, circa 1770, the gilt-bronze case surmounted with a kneeling youth holding aloft a globe, above a egg and dart border, the sides with laurel flanked pendant portrait plaques, on marble base and bun feet, the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, signed Romilly A PARIS, damage to enamel, platform lever escapement, the striking mechanism mounted externally, numbered 8469, striking on a bell, 35cm high, 17.2cm wide, 12cm deep Note: Jean Romilly (1714–1794) was a Swiss clock and watchmaker. Born in Geneva, working in Paris from 1752. Made a watch going for a year at a winding. Wrote the technical part of the article on Horlogerie in the 'Encyclopedie Methodique'. Please note that Roseberys do not guarantee working order or time keeping of any automatic, mechanical, quartz or other timepiece.
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