Fireplace clock. France, 19th century Gilt bronze... Lot 229

Fireplace clock. France, 19th century Gilt bronze case with a female figure in the act of reading a book lying on a dormeuse richly ornamented with plant motifs within which is the dial, in white enamel with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic for the quarters, signed below Courlay in Rouen. Rectangular molded base adorned with a frame engraved with leaf motifs and resting on spinning top feet W 36 - D 15 - H 36 cm