"Gilt Bronze Reading Clock, Empire Period, Early 19th Century"
Reading clock based on a model by the bronze merchant Jean-Andre Reiche (1752-1817), the custodian of this model, which he registered at the Imperial Library on February 19, 1805. The dial is signed Bergmiller, whose workshop was located on rue du Petit-Lion Saint-Sauveur in Paris. Serviced and cleaned by a professional clockmaker, with supporting invoice, 1-year warranty. Pierre Kjellberg, the encyclopedia of the French clock, p. 398