France, table clock, gilt bronze hot air balloon form case with suspended gondola, laden with sand bags, anchor, ring, and rope, resting on a stump surrounded by a fence, all on a cast base with foliate ornament, gilt dial set with Arabic numeral white

France, table clock, gilt bronze hot air balloon form case with suspended gondola, laden with sand bags, anchor, ring, and rope, resting on a stump surrounded by a fence, all on a cast base with foliate ornament, gilt dial set with Arabic numeral white enamel cartouches, the center with four signs of the zodiac, fancy blued steel hands, 8 day, time and strike pendule a Paris movement, the back plate with Japy Freres medallion within an engraved heart case a bit dirty, gilding bright, localized, minor corrosion, banner surfaces redone, dial good, specks of oxide on hands, ticks and strikes, a very impressive clock