A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND PASTE SET LYRE CLOCK SIGNED 'LEPAUTE HGER DE LA MARINE PARIS' the lyre form case surmounted by a sunburst centred by a mask which supports the bi-metallic compensated pendulum, the pendulum supporting the paste set swinging bezel, raised on an oval stepped base with later beau bleu colour paint to the bronze, with gilt bronze garland and beaded mounts, the signed, white enamelled dial with floral garlands and Arabic numerals, the twin train movement striking on a bell, stamped  'MEDAILLE D'ARGENT VINCENTI & CIE' and inscribed 'GL' '1954', with pendulum, and with glass dome, the clock 56cm high, the dome 61cm high The escapement is moving freely and the clock is striking when the hands are turned but not fully tested or guaranteed.  This design of this clock is based on a Louis XVI period clock which incorporated beau bleu Sevres porcelain. The Parisian marchand Lafontaine delivered a very similar gilt bronze and Sevres porcelain clock to King George IV at Carlton House on 12th October 1828, and a further example is in the Royal Collection.  Related Literature: P. Kjellberg, 'Encyclopedie de la Pendule Francaise du Moyen Age au XXe Siecle', p.230.