A fine blackamoor clock or "pendule au negre" mantel clock, French Empire period. Superb and original model of one of the most sought after clocks of this period. Original fire or mercury gilding and patination, original threads to nuts and bolts. Convex dial signed by Bachelard a Paris who is known to have been working in the Rue Montorgueil in the year IX ( 1802). 8 day bell striking movement with countwheel strike for hours and half hours and regulated by a silk suspended pendulum. 16 inches high by 9.25 inches wide by 4.5 inches deep (40 cms by 23 cms by 11 cms). France circa 1805-7.