A NAPOLEON III MUSICAL AND AUTOMATON CLOCK ATTRIBUTED TO RICHIR, PARIS, CIRCA 1870 the diorama scene depicting a windmill with moving sails beside houses, and a water mill with moving waterwheel, the river with a rocking ship, activated by a lever to the base, the clock set in to a brick building, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, stamped 'Japy Freres' and with pendulum, the whole raised on an oval giltwood plinth beneath a glass dome, painted with a background scene of a harbour,  29cm high x 42cm wide The clock is winding, ticking and striking and the musical automaton is working but not fully tested or guaranteed.  The attribution to Richir of Paris is based on the similarity to a musical automaton clock sold by Christie's 11 July 2007, lot 1501.