Large portico mantel clock - Gilt and patinated bronze - First half 19th century
A large French ormolu and patinated bronze empire style portico clock, the stiff-leaf cast cornice above a frieze of swans issuing foliate scrolls from their beaks over a 4 inch silvered dial with foliate embossed centre and Roman numerals and Breguet hands, within a drum case and cast surround, 8-day movement striking on a bell and with outside count wheel, gridiron style sunburst pendulum, the movement supported by four Corinthian capped columns and on a stepped plinth cast with a leaf and berry scroll motif, stiff leaf border and plain base and square gilt-metal bracket feet,
. Clock in very good condition for the age.
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A large French ormolu and patinated bronze empire style portico clock, the stiff-leaf cast cornice above a frieze of swans issuing foliate scrolls from their beaks over a 4 inch silvered dial with foliate embossed centre and Roman numerals and Breguet hands, within a drum case and cast surround, 8-day movement striking on a bell and with outside count wheel, gridiron style sunburst pendulum, the movement supported by four Corinthian capped columns and on a stepped plinth cast with a leaf and berry scroll motif, stiff leaf border and plain base and square gilt-metal bracket feet,
. Clock in very good condition for the age.