Lot Essay
A closely related portico clock in Schloss Nymphenburg is illustrated in L. de Groër, Les Arts Décoratifs de 1780 à 1850, 1985, p. 293, pl. 563.
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A RESTAURATION GILT-METAL MOUNTED LOUP DE FRÊNE PORTICO CLOCK
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
With moulded cornice above columnar supports flanking the enamelled dial with roman chapters signed Julio Boulte Rio de Janeiro with foliate-cast rosette pendulum on stepped platform base with block feet-23in. (58cm.) high, 13in. (33cm.) wide, 8in. (20cm.) deep
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
With moulded cornice above columnar supports flanking the enamelled dial with roman chapters signed Julio Boulte Rio de Janeiro with foliate-cast rosette pendulum on stepped platform base with block feet-23in. (58cm.) high, 13in. (33cm.) wide, 8in. (20cm.) deep