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19th Century Portico Clock
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19th Century Portico Clock

19th century
Description

Very fine Portico clock with original dome and base.

The ebonised wooden frame embellished with a plethora of guilt bronze mounts, swags of tiny flowers follow every line, with acanthus leaves at the corners.

The top of the structure decorated with inlaid brass, heightened with blue, red, green and mauve.

Supported by ebonised spiral pillars, with gilt bronze capitols and bases, highlighted with embedded gilt bronze wire.

Standing on a stepped ebonised base, once again swamped with tiny gilt bronze flowers and inlaid with brass highlighted with colours.

Standing on cast bronze feet, which in turn stands on a base with a recess for the magnificent dome.

The enamel dial with flamboyant cast gilt bronze bezel featuring flowers and birds.

This theme is echoed in the cast gridiron pendulum.

Fine quality 8 day movement with external count wheel striking on a bell.

I have to point out that all portico clocks would have originally had a base and glass dome, if they hadn't, they are incomplete and will suffer from airborne dust as a result.

This is a particularly fine example of this type of clock, that is complete and that is entirely original

Fully Serviced !!

Physical Dimensions
Height
67cm (26.38")
Width
30.5cm (12.01")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Declaration

Finchingfield Antiques has dated this 19th Century Portico Clock to the 19th Century.

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SA853219
Description
Very fine Portico clock with original dome and base.
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The ebonised wooden frame embellished with a plethora of guilt bronze mounts, swags of tiny flowers follow every line, with acanthus leaves at the corners.
Finchingfield Antiques
fig 1. A 19th-century French portico mantel clock featuring ebonised barley twist columns, gilt bronze mounts, stone inlay, and an original glass cloche.
fig 1. 19th Century Portico Clock

The top of the structure decorated with inlaid brass, heightened with blue, red, green and mauve.

Supported by ebonised spiral pillars, with gilt bronze capitols and bases, highlighted with embedded gilt bronze wire.

fig 2. A 19th-century French portico mantel clock featuring ebonised barley twist columns, gilt bronze mounts, stone inlay, and an original glass cloche.
fig 2. 19th Century Portico Clock

Standing on a stepped ebonised base, once again swamped with tiny gilt bronze flowers and inlaid with brass highlighted with colours.

Standing on cast bronze feet, which in turn stands on a base with a recess for the magnificent dome.

fig 3. A 19th-century French portico mantel clock featuring ebonised barley twist columns, gilt bronze mounts, stone inlay, and an original glass cloche.
fig 3. 19th Century Portico Clock

The enamel dial with flamboyant cast gilt bronze bezel featuring flowers and birds.

This theme is echoed in the cast gridiron pendulum.

Fine quality 8 day movement with external count wheel striking on a bell.

fig 4. A 19th-century French portico mantel clock featuring ebonised barley twist columns, gilt bronze mounts, stone inlay, and an original glass cloche.
fig 4. 19th Century Portico Clock

I have to point out that all portico clocks would have originally had a base and glass dome, if they hadn't, they are incomplete and will suffer from airborne dust as a result.

This is a particularly fine example of this type of clock, that is complete and that is entirely original

Fully Serviced !!

Height
67cm (26.38")
Width
30.5cm (12.01")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Date of Manufacture

Finchingfield Antiques has dated this 19th Century Portico Clock to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA853219
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Archive I A 19th-century French portico mantel clock featuring ebonised barley twist columns, gilt bronze mounts, stone inlay, and an original glass cloche.

19th century Portico clock

Archive II A 19th-century French portico mantel clock featuring ebonised barley twist columns, gilt bronze mounts, stone inlay, and an original glass cloche. View II
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Archive V A 19th-century French portico mantel clock featuring ebonised barley twist columns, gilt bronze mounts, stone inlay, and an original glass cloche. View V
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A 19th-century French portico mantel clock featuring ebonised barley twist columns, gilt bronze mounts, stone inlay, and an original glass cloche.
19th century Portico clock
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A portico clock is modelled after classical Greco-Roman temple porticos, featuring vertical columns or pillars that support a top entablature housing the clock movement and pendulum.

These timepieces were typically crafted using ebonised fruitwood or dark marble, ornamented with cast gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts, enamel dials, and delicate stone or pietra dura inlays.

Authentic period examples feature hand-assembled mechanical movements, mercurial or fire-gilded bronze mounts showing minor surface wear, hand-painted enamel dials, and blown glass domes with slight period imperfections.

Position the clock centrally on a fireplace mantelpiece, credenza, or console table to serve as an architectural focal point, pairing it with modern art or minimalist ceramics to balance the detailed metalwork.

Keep the protective glass dome in place to exclude dust, dust the metal mounts lightly with a soft dry brush without applying chemical polishes, and have the mechanical movement serviced by a professional horologist every five to seven years.
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