Bidspirit auction | Portal clock, wood, 2nd half

Portal clock, wood, 2nd half of - Portal clock, wood, 2nd half of the 19thcentury, with turned, ebonized spiral columns, these entwined with gilded floral tendrils, with gilded bases and capitals, base and top in lacquered tortoiseshell finish, elaborately decorated with bronze appliqués, a wide bezel with floral motifs surrounding the dial, white enamel dial, black Roman numbers and blued hands, ornate pendulum with floral motifs, French round movement with half-hour disc striking mechanism on a bell, movement starts, 51 x 27 x 15 cm