A FRENCH NAPOLEON III PERIOD GILT BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL CLOCK GARNITURE the white marble pedestal case surmounted by a figure of Venus leaning on a small bird cage, the door open and the cage empty, Cupid beside her looking for the bird, over an oval base with beaded decoration and four toupie feet, the white enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, the twin train movement striking on a bell, stamped 'VINCENTI & CIE MEDAILLE D'ARGENT 1855', the garniture urns with scrolling handles hung with floral garlands, over spreading socles and square plinths,  the clock 38cm high, the urns 27cm high (3) The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. The Vincenti & Cie stamp was in use from 1855 when the won the silver medal at the Paris Exposition until 1870 and we can therefore date this clock to this period.