A French Louis XVI patinated bronze, ormolu and white marble figural mantel clock Jaques Gudin, Paris, late 18th century The circular two train countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement and silk pendulum suspension, the circular blue on white enamel Roman numeral dial signed J'ques Gudin, AParis to centre and with gilt Arabic five minutes to outer track, with fine scroll pierced and engraved gilt hands set behind hinged gilt brass convex glazed bezel cast as the Ouroborus snake, the case with patinated bronze surmount cast as a seated figure of Urania with gilt triple-star head dress gesturing with compass towards a globe on which she is resting, over rectangular white marble plinth housing the movement and applied with foliate spandrel mounts around the dial set next to a stack of books draped with cloth, on breakfronted white marble skirt base with gilt bead moulded upper edge over apron panel relief cast with putti undertaking artistic pursuits flanked by foliate rosettes and the sides with guilloche scroll panels, on gilt toupe feet, 55cm (21.5ins) high. Jacques Jerome Gudon is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as becoming a Master of his trade in 1769 and dying in 1789.