A French Empire ormolu figural mantel clock , Alexandre Roussel, Paris, early 19th century The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum with silk suspension and numbered 158 to backplate, the dial with fine rosette cast centre within Roman numeral chapter ring indistinctly inscribed ALEXANDRE ROUSSEL A PARIS above six o’clock, with steel moon hands set within entwined snake cast bezel, the case cast with Apollo dressed in robes standing and supporting a lyre with his right hand whilst leaning on an architectural pedestal surmounted with a scroll resting within a laurel wreath, over egg-and dart cornice, dial and musical trophy mount to front, set onto a generous plinth base with mount cast and chased with triple foliate wreaths issuing reeded trumpets, on acanthus cast ogee moulded skirt base with generous stylised foliate scroll cast bracket feet, 61cm (24ins) high.