FRANCE, late 18th or early 19th century. DEGRE, Paris Boundary clock in molded white marble with applied decorations of leafy spandrels, friezes of pearls and military trophies in gilded bronze with matte and glossy finishes, standing on four toupie feet. White enameled dial, signed, with hour markers with Arabic numerals for the hours, and dots and Arabic numerals for the minutes. Two openworked gilded brass hands with geometric and fleuron decoration. Mechanical movement with key winding. Wire suspension. H. 25.5 cm - Width 20 cm - Depth 14.5 cm. Absorption bronze (Minerve) missing. Legs reattached with glue. Some wear to the gilding; stains, chips and small chips to the marble and keyways.