A fine early French Charles X ormolu mantel clock. Set upon four ormolu reeded bun feet the vertical rectangular clock case is profusely decorated with applied ormolu mounts of cornucopia and flowers. It is surmounted by a figure of Cupid who is holding a butterfly over a flame. He has his bow and quiver lying beside him. The iconography is a representation of fidelity in love. The dial is annular and of convex white enamel with an engine turned centre and is surrounded by a magnificent ormolu floral bezel. The hands are of blued steel and are of the Breguet moon form. The movement is of eight day duration, striking the hours and halves upon a bell and regulated by a silk suspended pendulum. France circa 1818-22. 18 inches high by 8 inches wide by 5.3 inches deep ( 45 cm b 20 cm by 13 cm).