A Louis Philippe period composite bronze and red griotte mar - Lot 79

A Louis Philippe period composite bronze and red griotte marble CHIMNEY comprising : - 1 bounding clock with silvered metal dial with Arabic numerals for the hours and chemin de fer for the minutes signed Roland - Palais Royal 143 surmounted by a gilded bronze statue after the Venus accroupie by Charles Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720) preserved at the Chateau de Versailles. Wire-suspension movement, complete with gong, pendulum and key, signed Roland Palais Royal 143 (to be overhauled, gong nut missing). Base with water-leaf molding 62.5 x 30.5 x 18.5 cm - 1 pair of pocket-size cassolettes topped by an Antique-style bowl in bronze with brown patina 27.5 x 23 cm (small marble chips) Provenance: Château de Villiers furniture in Mantes la Ville, then by descent