A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU PENDULE DEPICTION ASTRONOMY Paris, circa 1810 H. 35 cm Firegilt bronze case depicting astronomy with a lady sitting at a table and holding a compass over a globe with blue cold paint. Allegorical base relief of music. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic minutes and blued hands, inscribed on the dial: Gustav Jolly à Paris. Paris movement with a 8 day running, half our striking on bell and thread suspension of the pendulum. Slight signs of age. Running of clockwork not checked. Rhenish private collection.