CHAPPE A’PARIS. A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT ORMOLU FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK WITH AUTOMATON ROCKING BEE the standing winged cherub holding a rose with a swinging bee above an arched case on a swagwork plinth base and leaf moulded plinth. The Roman chapter ring with engine turned dial centre fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with anchor escapement and silk suspension, having bell countwheel strike on the hours and half hours.

33cm high 23cm wide