Object Description
The central clock with dial to the centre, displaying hours in individual plaques in Roman numerals, and five-minute intervals engraved into the ormolu case in Arabic numerals, the case extensively detailed with flowers and foliage, and featuring two outward facing female busts either side of the dial, the lower part of the case with grotesque mask, all sitting on four lion paw feet; the flanking pair of five light candelabra similarly decorated.
This fine antique French clock set is distinctive for its Neo-Gothic style, which features elaborate floral imagery and detailed pattern work.
Clock height 54cm, width 33cm, depth 23cm; candelabra height 62cm, diameter 30cm