An Empire ormolu and white marble mantle clock, By Louise Admirat (1759-1829), first quarter 19th century, The case decorated with a female figure sat in a bath, opposite a small child, mounted on a marble base decorated with masks and foliate scrolls, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed 'M.me Gentilhomme Palais Royal à Paris', the eight-day mechanism with anchor escapement, striking once on the half hour and the whole hour in full, with cord suspended pendulum. Madame Gentilhomme is the signature of Louise Admirat, one of the few female clockmakers active in Paris at the beginning of the 19th century. 31 x 29 x 12 cm,