Tortoiseshell and brass inlay covered bombé case in oak, gilded brass mounts and caddy, crowned by a sitting putto, white enamel dial with blue Roman ciphers for the hours, signed Cles Beauvillain AParis, round 8-day movement with verge escapement and “Dutch” striking on 2 bells on a countwheel, signed Chles Beauvillain AParis. 40 cm high, around 1740.