Louis XVI period clock in white marble and gilt bronze, with a dove and laurel wreath on the base, flanked by four columns decorated with lyre, cornucopia and foliate frieze. White enamel dial signed "Ch.les Bertrand A PARIS" with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes. Wire-suspension movement also signed. H. 30.5 cm - W. 20 cm - D. 11.5 cm (small chips: pearl frieze and rosette, enamel chip, one pinecone replaced). Charles Bertrand (1746-1789) received his Master's degree in 1771, and was appointed Watchmaker to the Royal Academy of Sciences. He made equation clocks and was based on rue Montmartre in Paris.