A very large French swinging mystery clock

Andre Romain Guilmet, a very large bronze and black slate swinging mystery clock, the case with stepped molded base and central ornament with cartouche and flanking scroll and foliate elements, the sides with decorative handles, all on paw feet with scroll and honeysuckle returns, roman numeral black slate dial with gilt bezel and gilt hands, the case top with projecting cornice and surmounted by a beautifully modelled, patinated figure of Athena, her left hand with laurel fronds and her right held aloft suspending the pendulum with thick, brass rimmed glass bob, impulsed through the nearly imperceptible movement of the bronze base on which the she stands, the bob marked "Balancier Libre Horlogerie Executee Par Guilmet Aine Paris", eight day, two train time and strike movement with crank and stirrup escapement, the back plate with Guilmets mark and numbered 5562, together with a pair of associated black slate tazze

39.75 x 17.5 x 10.25 in
Condition Report: case with repaired breaks at the front corners of top, repair at left with minor loss at side, small repair to top molding at rear left, base molding with repaired break at rear right, feet and central base mount with losses to gilding, dirt, and minor verdigris, figure with minor losses to finish, dial, hands, and pendulum good, bezel glass with scratches, movement with minor tarnish and staining, escapement functioning, but imparting insufficient energy to maintain the motion of the pendulum, striking functional, would benefit from service, tazze with minor flakes and chips, and with a coat of black lacquer, the central, convex component of the base in green marble, now also with black lacquer, ACCESSORIES: Pendulum, Two Side Pieces, Figure, Winding Key, circa 1885