Rare gilt bronze cartel, the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, flanked by two fluted pilasters with ram heads surmounted by two armillary spheres and a winged child accompanied by a rooster, the lower part adorned with a console with scroll and garland, neoclassical vase and frieze of posts; (lacks and replacements; restorations, notably to the movement) The dial signed by Royer Hger du Roy suivant la Cour. Louis XVI period, circa 1770. H : 75 cm, L : 33 cm Provenance : Former collection of André Saint at the Château de Sainte-Mesme