Portico clock from the Louis XVI period with Wedgwood decoration

Large portico clock from the Louis XVI period in white marble, gilt bronze and Wedgwood style blue earthenware. The two terminals are decorated with chiseled and gilded bronze motifs representing griffins, acanthus leaves, rosettes and vases overflowing with goat-footed flowers as well as blue porcelain medallions with white decoration in the style of the Wedgwood factory with scenes representing two women draped in the antique with a dog for one and a bird for the other. The two posts are surmounted by medallions with plant frames in openwork bronze containing mythological scenes of abductions: Psyche taken away by Favonius (Zephyr in Greek) and Proserpina by Pluto. The damping is in the shape of a flowery urn with two handles with a woman's head and a chain. The white enamel gimbal features Arabic numerals for hours and quarters. It is finished with a half crown of oak and laurel leaves and musical trophies. The hour hand is adorned with a star. The pendulum is in the shape of Apollo's head. The rectangular white marble base rests on four small top feet.

The British earthenware and porcelain factory Wedgewood was founded in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood. It is one of the largest producers of British pottery, it specializes in the creation of earthenware in unglazed marbled paste tinted, most often pale blue, covered with application in bas-reliefs of white earthenware. These cameo-style decorations are inspired by the taste for the antique resulting from Greek and Roman archaeological discoveries. Of very good quality, these pieces are often compared to porcelain by collectors.

Condition report: In good general condition. Small restoration of the level of the dial.

Ref: 4CHV7C3P6A