French, Louis XVI Period Marble and Ormolu Portico Clock Diameter 7"

Diameter 7"

stepped and galleried white marble base

the bases applied with gilt swags

each pulling in a different direction

An amusing antique Austrian bronze book stand

French, Louis XVI Period Marble and Ormolu Portico Clock Diameter 7"A large Louis XVI ormolu and marble portico clock, the enameled dial with Roman numerals, and subsidiary calendar and minute chapter rings, signed Gavelle L'Aine (1753 1802). The barrel shaped case surmounted by a gilt bronze figure of a Guerrier, in martial attitude, flanked by chained black marble pillars with finials modeled with martial trophies, the bases applied with gilt swags, chains and tassels and set on a shaped, stepped and galleried white