A richly decorated, so-called enchanted table clock, incorporating a singing bird, attributed to Jean-Louis Richter (1766-1841), c 1810. The case, signed Ilbery London is richly decorated with painted-enamel scenes on gold, pearls and feathers. It is surmounted by the singing bird, the mechanism of which is numbered (N° 271) and attributed to Frères Rochat (associated from c. 1800 to c. 1835). The eight-day movement has a petite-sonnerie striking train on a bell. • Height: c. 50 cm. • The maker of the case, William Ilbery (1780 – 1839), was a well-known maker of clocks and watches for the Chinese market.