Boundary clock in white or alabaster marble and gilt bronze, the upper part adorned with an antique-style bowl with two leafy handles, the entablature and base decorated with geometric foliage friezes, the whole resting on two stylized acanthus feet at the front and two straight feet at the back. Bronze Roman numeral hours set directly on the marble and arrow-shaped hands. With key, gong and pendulum. Restoration period. 50.5 x 26 x 13 cm. (Slight chips to the marble and minor wear to the gilding).

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