"French Empire Clock, With Diane, Signed Le Roy (1765-1839)"
Pendulum clock France Empire, with Diane and her dog., signed "LeRoy Hr de Madame A Paris". Dimensions: 57 x 44 x 18 cm Basile-Charles Le Roy lived from 1765 to 1839 and was born in Paris as the son of the clockmaker Bazile Le Roy (1731-1804). He was the founder of the Maison Le Roy at the Palais Royale in the Galerie de Pierre. He worked for the Emperor Napoleon and his mother Maria-Letizia Bonaparte. A similar clock is in the collection of the National Historical Museum in Moscow. Literature: Tardy, Dictionnaire des Observateurs Français, p. 406