Clock Portico In Carrara Marble And Gilded Bronze Napoléon III

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An elegant mantel clock in the Louis XVI style, dating from the Napoleonic III era, circa 1860.  Made of Carrara white marble with rich, high-quality gilded bronze ornamentation. The design features two pairs of columns, embellished with bead motifs and draped with floral garlands. Volutes frame the clock face, which is topped by a pair of swallows in a nest. The space between the columns is decorated with a wide, elaborate garland of flowers and a decorative sunburst motif, along with a pinecone resting on the plinth. The base, rounded at the ends and curved at the front, is adorned with a bead motif and further embellished with numerous intertwined floral friezes that follow the shape of the base.

The domed white enamel dial is finely decorated with painted floral garlands; the time is indicated by gilded, engraved hands, all protected by a domed glass lens set in a guilloché bezel.

The original movement is in its original condition, unmodified. The clock strikes the hours and half-hours on an antique bell.