C.1840, French, Cathedral form clock of ormolu, 8-day time and strike (automaton), needs cleaning.

C.1840, French, Cathedral form clock of ormolu, 8-day time and strike (automaton), needs cleaning. This is a beautifully made case in the form of a gothic church. The cast elements that makeup the case are high quality and very detailed. The strike hammer strikes on bell on the movement and is also attached to a hammer that strikes a bell in the bell tower at the same time. The silvered numbers have tarnish from age. The hands are original. The movement is a silk thread suspension and is regulated by a pendulum in the form of a gothic element that is seen through the lower window. The top finials on the back two spires are missing (noticeable only on close inspection). A nearly identical clock is pictured in Tardy's La Pendule Francaise, (part II, (1975) page 451, in the Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III section. Our clock has been in storage, and a good cleaning, in your favorite solution, would render the gilding eye popping. Height 24Ó $3,200-$3,500