Elegant late 18th century French Louis XVI/Directoire period black and white marble urn shaped mantel clock by the Parisian clockmakers Sacré and signed ''J. A. Sacré a Paris'' possibly for Joseph Antoine Sacre. White marble ball finial on a white marble architectual style base. Belgium Black marble body housing the silk suspension single train movement with an additional complication for the days of the month. Tapered lobbed underside sitting on a socle base. Black marble base sitting on 4 machine turned bun feet. Fine ormolu bezel and very elegant late 18th century hands. White enamel dial. Tardy cites various addresses for the firm at rue du Martrois from 1792 to 1825, rue de Harlay (1806), rue Saint-Nicaise (1815-17) and rue Saint-Honoré (1820). France, Paris circa 1790.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on ...