AN EMPIRE ORMOLU STRIKING PORTICO CLOCK
CIRCA 1810-1820
CASE: with pharaonic herm uprights supporting the drum case, on oval base
DIAL: white enamel, with replaced steel Breguet hands
MOVEMENT: twin barrels with silk suspension to anchor escapement and countwheel strike on bell, lacking pendulum
15½ in. (39.5 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide; 4¼ in. (11 cm.) deep
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU STRIKING PORTICO CLOCK
CIRCA 1810-1820
CASE: with pharaonic herm uprights supporting the drum case, on oval base
DIAL: white enamel, with replaced steel Breguet hands
MOVEMENT: twin barrels with silk suspension to anchor escapement and countwheel strike on bell, lacking pendulum
15½ in. (39.5 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide; 4¼ in. (11 cm.) deep
