A French gilt brass and cut crystal mounted four-glass mantel clock Unsigned, Paris, circa 1900 The circular eight-day gong striking movement with Brocot escapement regulated by twin mercury capsule pendulum with Brocot adjustment to suspension, the backplate stamped with numbers 7295, 4 6 to lower margin, the circular white enamel dial with concentric floral garland decoration to centre and vertical Arabic hour numerals, with blued steel hands within leaf milled bezel, the case with shaped upstand applied with a Neo-classical anthemion centred scroll-cast mount to front above bevel-glazed door flanked by free-standing diamond lattice cut fluted glass columns with Egyptian style leafy capitals, with bevelled glass side panels and conforming rear door set between fluted corner uprights, on inverted breakfronted skirt base applied with mount cast with winged putti in a chariot drawn by lions flanked by triform braziers to front, with cavetto moulded sides over cavetto moulded stepped pad feet, 32cm (12.5ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands.