Louis XVI portico clock; circa 1780.

Louis XVI portico clock; circa 1780.
Mercury gilt bronze and marble. Biscuit de Sévres.
It presents faults in the dial.
Measurements: 46 x 27,5 x 9 cm.
Louis XVI style table clock, with a black and white 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. Between the two front pillars and the columns is a dial with black Roman numerals and gilded hands. The façade is crowned by an entablature with the same mixtilinear profile of projections and recesses as the base. It is decorated with vases topped with bronze flowers.