Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Sold Circa 1910

Circa 1910

The base of the clock is fitted with a round hand-painted floral 'Sevres' porcelain plaque

The chest has the original 'batwing' brass handles and escutcheon plates

The artist very often painted plein air in Paris and this is one of six such Parisian scenes Bloomsbury Fine Art currently has for sale

5" deep - 50

Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Sold Circa 1910A Fine & important French bronze statue 8 day clock garniture in the Orientalist style, circa 1880. The 8 day clock with a time and strike mechanism, sounding the hours and half hours on a pleasant mellow sounding bell. The clock is house in a lavish bronze case heightened with silver gilt, to the top is an engraved 'Minaret' shaped finial and below a gallery of silvered and gilt bronze leaves. The white enamel clock dial having black Arabic numerals,