Guilmet, France, mystery clock, black slate case with gilt paw feet and gilt lion mask handles, surmounted by a patinated female figure, her right hand held aloft, and suspending the pendulum, impulsed through the nearly imperceptible movement of the gilt

Guilmet, France, mystery clock, black slate case with gilt paw feet and gilt lion mask handles, surmounted by a patinated female figure, her right hand held aloft, and suspending the pendulum, impulsed through the nearly imperceptible movement of the gilt base on which the she stands, Roman numeral slate dial, gilt spade hands, 8 day time and strike movement with Guilmets mark, and numbered 281 case with repair at back of top, chip at base molding, rear right, chip at left side, bottom, minor flakes, gilding restored, figure now painted black, missing two fingers, chip in pendulum glass, dial with small chip at winding arbor, hands lacking gilding, ticks and strikes, will need service