Louis XVI portico clock. France, ca. 1780

Louis XVI portico clock. France, ca. 1780.
Gilt bronze, alabaster and Belgian marble.
Porcelain enameled dial.
The machinery needs to be overhauled.
Measurements: 60 x 37 x 11 cm.

Louis XVI style table clock, with alabaster and Belgian marble structure following an architectural scheme, and applied gilded bronze decorations. The piece is structured as a classical style facade, inspired by the baroque both for its mixtilinear plan and for the profusion of decorative elements, subordinated to the structural lines, without hiding the lines that define the piece. The façade is composed of a base composed of a single step, raised on chamfered bronze feet embellished with a frieze with putti. This base is topped with the typical ornamental repertoire of the Louis XVI language, and is adorned with rosettes in relief. The facade has two columns, already mentioned. Between the two front pillars and the columns is the dial with Roman numerals in black and gilded hands. The facade is topped by a flowered cup.