A FRENCH GILT METAL AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE
A FRENCH GILT METAL AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK GARNITUREThe movement by Pinchon Fils, Paris, circa 1875The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by pendulum cast with a female mask to bob and incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension, the backplate stamped PINCHON, FILS AINE, PARIS to centre and numbered 783 to upper left, the dial with landscape painted centre within blue-ground gilt bordered Roman numeral cartouche chapter ring, with gilt spade hands within egg-and-dart cast bezel, the gilt spelter and porcelain case with two-tone blue and gilt gadroon panel capped twin handled urn surmount incorporating polychrome floral panel to waist, over ribbon bow crest to the drum housing the movement flanked by cornucopia and floral finial adorned side projections supported on four columns with leafy caps and bases and gilt-bordered two-tone blue porcelain shafts with pendulum swinging between, the base with shaped panel inset with an arch-shaped blue-bordered landscape painted with a river landscape within leafy scroll borders over conforming feet, on original moulded giltwood plinth, the candelabra side pieces each with central sconce flanked by four scrolling branches over twin handled baluster upright and stepped shaped porcelain panel fronted base with scroll feet over original giltwood plinth, (3).The clock and candelabra 48cm (19ins) high overall, the clock 23.5cm (9.25ins) wide, 14cm (5.5ins) deep.
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A FRENCH GILT METAL AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK GARNITUREThe movement by Pinchon Fils, Paris, circa 1875The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by pendulum cast with a female mask to bob and incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension, the backplate stamped PINCHON, FILS AINE, PARIS to centre and numbered 783 to upper left, the dial with landscape painted centre within blue-ground gilt bordered Roman numeral cartouche chapter ring, with gilt spade hands within egg-and-dart cast bezel, the gilt spelter and porcelain case with two-tone blue and gilt gadroon panel capped twin handled urn surmount incorporating polychrome floral panel to waist, over ribbon bow crest to the drum housing the movement flanked by cornucopia and floral finial adorned side projections supported on four columns with leafy caps and bases and gilt-bordered two-tone blue porcelain shafts with pendulum swinging between, the base with shaped panel inset with an arch-shaped blue-bordered landscape painted with a river landscape within leafy scroll borders over conforming feet, on original moulded giltwood plinth, the candelabra side pieces each with central sconce flanked by four scrolling branches over twin handled baluster upright and stepped shaped porcelain panel fronted base with scroll feet over original giltwood plinth, (3).The clock and candelabra 48cm (19ins) high overall, the clock 23.5cm (9.25ins) wide, 14cm (5.5ins) deep.
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