Pendulum Portico Louis XVI, Quantiums

Pendulum portico of Louis XVI, dates, in Carrara white marble, black Mazy marble and rich ornamentation of chiseled bronzes, pink and gold-plated with mercury, matt two-tone and glossy burnished with agate. Outstanding quality of preservation of the original gilding. Complication mechanism with dates, indicating the day of the week and the calendar date. Signature of: Giraud in Paris. Benoît Giraud. Paris 1774, Rue des Orties. Paris 1780, Place Saint-Sulpice. Paris 1783, rue des aveugles. (source: dictionary of watchmaking: Tardy) White enamel dial with black Arabic numerals for hours and minutes, and red digits for calendar dates and days of the week. The base with convex projection is decorated with foliage scrolls, flanked by rosettes in the connecting dice, resting on six feet in a top in "rose gold" The portico with two separate columns in black marble and laurel foliage in a crown, supports the terrace , resting itself on two posts in pilaster in white marble, adorned with flowering branches with seeds, flanked by blooming branches. the cylinder dial is held in its center by a white marble terrace with detached cornices, adorned with double rows of pearls, on which rest Medici vases in white marble and two black marble fire pots, from which escape bouquets of flowers. The dial is surmounted by the damping of a square-section mound on which rests a low column supporting an eagle with spread wings, flanked by draperies of feurs and falling seeds. Model referenced in the encyclopedia of the French clock by Pierre KJELLBEZRG. Page 198