A rare and highly collectable miniature portico desk clock by Georg Adam Scheid (G.A.S.), Vienna, dating to circa 1900.Crafted in .900 silver and richly decorated with translucent red enamel, this elegant architectural clock is executed in the classical portico form. The stepped and moulded polished white onyx base is mounted with an ornate cast silver appliqué to the front. Rising above is a rectangular silver platform supported by four slender silver columns with red enamel decoration, each finished with plain classical capitals and bases.The arched silver case is decorated with matching red enamel panels, creating a harmonious contrast with the polished silver. Suspended beneath the case is an attractive cast silver floral garland, framing the white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals.The clock houses a miniature 24 hour mechanical key-wind movement, a type commonly found in high quality pocket watches of the period. At the time of cataloguing, the movement is in good...