A French porcelain inset gilt and silvered brass mounted clock garniture in the Far Eastern taste
A French porcelain inset gilt and silvered brass mounted clock garniture in the Far Eastern taste, circa 1880, the eight-day gong striking movement with Brocot pendulum regulation and stamped E M to backplate, porcelain Roman numeral dial indistinctly inscribed ALEXR M HAYS, NEW YORK, the rectangular section body with medallion finial and flanking silvered metal Chinoiserie supports and painted with Oriental figures, polychrome geometric shapes and foliage on a light amber coloured ground, 45 cm high; and two urns en suite, 33 cm high
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A French porcelain inset gilt and silvered brass mounted clock garniture in the Far Eastern taste, circa 1880, the eight-day gong striking movement with Brocot pendulum regulation and stamped E M to backplate, porcelain Roman numeral dial indistinctly inscribed ALEXR M HAYS, NEW YORK, the rectangular section body with medallion finial and flanking silvered metal Chinoiserie supports and painted with Oriental figures, polychrome geometric shapes and foliage on a light amber coloured ground, 45 cm high; and two urns en suite, 33 cm high