A fine French Empire vase or urn clock in patinated bronze and fire/ mercury gilt ormolu. With berry finial, fine Bacchus mounts to the shoulders of the vase and vine leaves and grapes surrounding the top of the clock there I no doubt that this clock celebrates the vine. Fine white convex enamel dial signed Blanc Fils a Paris.Patinated bronze hands. Large flat bottomed plate movement striking the hours and halves on a bell by means of the countwheel and regulated by a silk suspended pendulum. Movement numbered 597. 17 inches high by 5.5 inches square ( 43 cms by 12.5 cms square).