A LOUIS XVI PERIOD GILT BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL CLOCK CIRCA 1780 BY LE ROY A PARIS modelled with a figure of Venus adorning Cupid with a floral garland, raised on a shaped plinth base set with a gilt relief of frolicking putti, above four toupie feet, the white enamelled dial signed 'Le Roy A PARIS', with arabic numerals, the twin train movement with outside countwheel and silk suspension, striking on a bell, with pendulum,  33cm high A clock of similar design with gilt figures draped over the dial and raised on a shaped marble plinth, also signed 'Le Roy A PARIS', is illustrated in E. Niehuser, 'French Bronze Clocks', Schiffer, 1999, page 56. This clock is dated by the author to 1780, the case was made by Francois Remond.