FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED METAL AUTOMATON QUARTER DECK CLOCK, BY GUILMET, PARIS LATE 19TH CENTURY the case in the form of a ship's stern, the upper poop deck with a figure of a helmsman standing at the wheel, a binnacle compass, and lanterns, the lower deck centred by a gilt Roman numeral dial with twin winding holes, a ladder to the left and the figure of a sailor coiling rope to the right, on a stepped black slate base with brass feet, the eight day movement striking a gong, the backplate stamped 'MEDAILLE D'OR/ GLT/ SGDG PARIS' and 2385, and 'MEDAILLE BRONZE/ St. Marti et Cie.' (26cm high, 28.5cm wide, 22cm deep)