Corrier a Paris

Corrier a Paris, circa 1780. Fine gilt bronze eight day going, hour and half-hour striking Louis XVI wall clock. Bronze shaped with drapery and foliage decoration, a maiden head below the dial, an urn with a lid and five pineapple finials at the top. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gilt brass Louis XV hands. Brass circular with turned pillars, going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, anchor escapement, short pendulum with silk suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 92 x 38 cm.