Categories: Furniture Lighting Mantels Sculptures Porcelain Paintings Clocks Silver Objects Description Details Provenence Le Roy, ParisA very fine and antique french porcelain ormolu-mounted garniture made of two candelabras and a clock. The clock is signed by Le Roy Paris and has mounted precious stones on his body. Pierre Le Roy (1717–1785). Pierre Le Roy 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 as the foundation of the modern precision clock. Le Roy was born in Paris, eldest son of Julien Le Roy, a clockmaker to Louis XV who had worked with Henry Sully,[1] in which place Pierre Le Roy succeeded his father. Weight: Dimension: Material: PorcelainBronze Country: France CIRCA 1800 France, XIX Century Code: R1696 Status: Perfect Condition Contact us for this product Related Products