A good late 19th century French gilt bronze and Belgian slate mystery clockGuilmet, numbered 2617. Surmounted by the standing gilt figure of Ceres, a cornucopia in her left arm and the pendulum in her right standing on a circular base, the pendulum rod of circular section and terminating in a circular ring centred by a spherical brass ball mounted in glass, so as to appear floating within, all raised on a plinth with Lion-mask side handles and an angled base relieved by gilt lines, on brass feet, the 4 inch Roman dial with spade hands within a cast bezel, the spring-driven movement with circular plates bearing the Guilmet trademark, with outside countwheel strike on a bell height 60cm; width 27cm; depth 20cm