Table clock with garnish, XIX c.

Table clock with garnish, s. XIX.
Bronze with openwork motifs.
Measurements: 30 x 13 x 50 cm (clock); 33 x 12 x 13 x 13 cm (sculpture).
This 19th century clock, made of solid bronze in brown. The piece is held on legs in the form of lion paws and square. It is completely covered by an openwork ornamentation with vegetal and organic motifs. The clock face is located at the top of the body of the clock, this is white with Roman numerals and dark silver hands. The dial is surrounded by a golden frame with a glass cover, it has a central golden dial from where the mechanism that controls the hands emerges. The clock is crowned by a large chalice with a lid and vine-shaped handles that go down to the body of the clock, accompanied by two identical sculptures, also made of bronze, with the same type of square leg. The body is decorated with openwork motifs and crowned by an oval chalice with a lid with a handle.