I believe the body is Faux Tortoiseshell with beautiful Gilded Metal Mounts.

The Dial is segmented Enamelled with Roman & Arabic Numerals.

The movement is signed Japy Freres and runs really well keeping great time.

This strikes on a gong with the hourly strike as well as the half hour, this has a beautiful sound.

Height 29cm, width 16cm, depth 9cm.