This spectacular, classical urn of Sèvres porcelain and doré bronze is in fact an incredible French annular mantle clock by Leroy & Cie of Paris. Crafted in an extravagant classical motif reflecting the Louis XVI style, this beautiful timepiece is also called a rotary dial clock. It consists of two rotating chapter dials, with individual ceramic plaques, and tells the time on Roman and Arabic numerals. The bronze doré base also incorporates a Sèvres porcelain plaque, showing a hand-painted pastoral scene reminiscent of the works of Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Very similar clocks are featured in Les Plus Belles Pendules Françaises by Tardy. Leroy & Cies was an active and important maker and retailer of high quality clocks coveted by high