Louis XVI style portico clock; France, second half of the 19th century.

Louis XVI style portico clock; France, second half of the 19th century.
Gilt bronze and marble.
In running condition.
Measures: 48 x 36 x 11 cm.
Louis XVI style table clock, with a white coloured structure following an architectural scheme, and applied gilt bronze decorations. The piece is structured as a classical-style façade, inspired by the Baroque both in its mixtilinear plan and in the profusion of decorative elements, subordinated to the structural lines, without concealing the lines that define the piece. The façade is made up of a base comprising a single step, raised on low bronze feet, with projections that correspond to the columns and pillars of the main body. This base is topped with the typical Louis XVI ornamental repertoire, and is adorned with delicately chiselled rosettes in relief and plaques with plant-inspired compositions in relief. The façade has two columns, already mentioned, supported by two central pillars with chiselled bronze bases and capitals. Between the two front pillars is the pendulum in the form of a radiate medallion, decorated in the lower centre with a classical mask. The upper part of the pendulum is decorated with two doves above the clock face.