Frankreich.

France. End of the 18th c. Fire-gilded bronze, white marble, amongst others. Structure in the form of a round temple with a flat plinth and four columns entwined with laurel, in the centre of which sits a small Cupid with a double flute. The top is finished with a round marble plate, drapery along the offset edge and the round work between fluted columns with flames as a finial. The dial is formed by two superimposed enamel chapter rings with Roman hours and Arabic minutes. At the top of the work is a marble cover with a bud finial and small snake, which shows the time on the horizontally moving chapter ring. Verge escapement with two barrels, half-hour and hour strike on a bell below. Height 36cm, ø18,5cm. Enclosed: Key. Provenance: Rhenish private ownership. Explanations to the Catalogue France Clocks 18th century Clock