French Empire Mantle Clock

Signed Ch. Le Roy a Paris.
Circa 1805-1820

Important French Empire Mantle Clock, Dore bronze and white marble with black marble accents, Ch. Le Roy, Paris, 1765 - 1839, porcelain dial and time and strike key wind movement, features cast oak leaves on urn crest, wreath, torch, trumpet, floral rosette and bead ornamentation, female mask in sun adjustable pendulum.

Basile-Charles Le Roy was the clockmaker to Napoleon, Mme Mere, King of Westphalia,the Princess Pauline and the Duc de Bourbon. Born and died in Paris. In 1785 he founded the house of Le Roy at the Palais Royale in La Galerie de Pierre, which became in 1789 Le Rue de Egalité.

The movement was made by the esteemed Parisian clockmaker Basile (also known as Bazile)-Charles Le Roy (1765-1839), who after the Directoire began signing his dials as here ‘Charles Le Roy’. Having survived the Revolution, when he worked for the Republic, Le Roy was in 1805 appointed Horloger de S.A.I. et R. Madame Mère de l’Empereur and in circa 1810 Horloger du Roi de Westphalie. 1829 saw his appointment as royal clockmaker to the ducs de Bourbon and de Chartres. His son Charles-Louis (1794-1865/6, often called Louis-Charles), who joined his father in partnership, circa 1828 was in 1835 appointed Horloger du Roi and Horloger du Ministère de la Marine.

Runs & Keeps Time.

20" x 14" x 4"