Beautiful Large Portico Clock, Siena Marble With The Effigy Of Ronsard, 19th Century, Working

With a pretty vein of larded ochre, this beautiful large portico clock with a bust of Ronsard is of great elegance due to the choice of splendid marble from Siena in Tuscany. The ornamental portico decorated with fine chiseled bronzes, of a remarkable color, supports the mechanism in a bronze cage with its flat columns, the frame with a beautiful white enamel, the portico decorated with chiseled and gilded bronze flames, the base of the frame decorated with an argued and openwork garland in gilded bronze; the feet also have beautiful gilding, the bust with its ancestral patina in green, represents the famous Poet. In perfect condition, this proud and elegant clock will delight an amateur with a "neo-classical" taste, who is looking for a beautiful piece that works well and sounds the hours and half hours with its bronze gong. A truly beautiful decorative piece, the choice of marble and its successful graphics (circa 1840) from the reign of Louis Philippe