A fine Louis XIVth style gilt bronze mounted blond tortoiseshell mantel clock of exceptional quality. The tortoiseshell backed with gold foil for an extraordinarily rich colour. The perfect convex enamel white dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and blued steel hands, signed Maple and Co. Ltd for the famous retailer. The Vincenti stamped 1855 8 day movement striking the hours and halves on a gong. Stamped Maples and Co Paris. Height 20 inches by 10.5 inches wide and 6 inches deep ( 50 cms by 26 cms by 16 cms).