A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL CLOCK AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE the drum case raised on a shaped plinth above five foliate cast feet and flanked by a figure of Venus holding aloft a laurel wreath with a shell at her feet and Cupid beside her, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, stamped 'S. Marti MEDIALLE D'OR', 46cm high The design for this clock is based on that created by André-Charles Boulle (1642 -1732) in 1715, an example of which is in the Wallace Collection. It was copied by some of the best bronziers and clock makers in Paris during the second half of the 19th century, Francois Linke made three examples based on this design, Henry Dasson also used this model in his clocks.  The model is illustrated in C. Payne, 'Francois Linke 1855-1946', Antique Collectors Club, 2003, page 217.