Rare gilt bronze mantel clock, France, Pierre-Victor Ledure, Empire period

Finely chased with a female figure holding a ewer, approaching a fountain surmounted by a white enamel dial with two winding holes and Roman numerals, signed Ledure for Pierre-Victor Ledure (1783–1840); parallelepiped base decorated at the front with foliate festoons and butterflies. Housed under a glass dome with a base containing a two-melody musical box, the clock: 45x34x12.5 cm