A FINE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH EMPIRE PERIOD GILT BRONZE CLOCK WITH CONCENTRIC CALENDAR SIGNED GAUTIER A PARIS the case of architectural design, with an arched top with a relief depicting River gods, over a pair of fluted pilasters and a pair of dolphins over a cistern, raised on a rectangular plinth base surmounted by a figure of Venus and Cupid, the plinth with hippocampi and swan mounts, raised on four paw feet, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and inner Arabic calendar track, the twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum,  49cm high PROVENANCE: Purchased from Sotheby's sale 'Property from Comte Guillaume de Toulouse-Lautrec', 8 July 2008, lot 310 The movement is ticking and striking when the hands are turned but not fully tested or guaranteed.