Elizabethan clock. Madrid, Spain, second half of the XIX century

Elizabethan clock. Madrid, Spain, second half of the 19th century
Gilt bronze, patinated bronze and white marble.
Paris movement
Signed on the dial: "Williez and Millenet / Madrid", signed on the movement: "Vittoz á Paris".
Retains key and pendulum
It works.
Measurements: 70 x 50 x 32 cm.

Table clock that presents French machinery in patinated bronze, gilded and white marble of Macael. Aesthetically the work follows the Louis XVI style, with a round base of white marble of Macael that is supported on legs of chamfered balls. On the base there is a cherub playing around the orb, which rests on a mantle of delicate folds adorned with stars. This mantle, which represents the night, serves as the base for a large orb conceived as the clock face. This has Roman numerals, signs of the zodiac around the dial and clouds in the form of golden waves at the base that support the whole. Finally, in the upper zone, two little angels play happily on the dial.

The machinery has stamp of Vittoz a Paris and Pons, medaille d'or 1827, while the dial has signature "Williez and Millenet. Madrid". Louis Williez (Genève et Madrid) is registered as a maker of "English type" side anchor saboneta clocks around 1870. A Mural clock in wooden case with French machine signed WILLIEZ AND MILLENET. MADRID is part of the National Heritage clocks.