A golden bronze Louis XVI pendulum clock France, late 18th century shaped black wooden base decorated with golden bronze applications and festoons resting on four circular legs, circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals for hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, signed P r Le Roy, a Paris Pierre Le Roy 1717–1785) was a French clockmaker. He was the inventor of the detent escapement, the temperature-compensated balance and the isochronous balance spring. His developments are considered the foundation of the modern precision clock. Le Roy was born in Paris, the eldest son of Julien Le Roy, a clockmaker to Louis XV who had worked with Henry Sully, in which place Pierre Le Roy succeeded his father. a female figure in a sitting position on the side, looking at the mirror, depicting Cleopatra. Phos are part of the description. Will be sent with safe packaging.