Portico clock in white and black marble, chased ormolu with brown patina, the sheaths with busts of Egyptian women. Richly decorated with sphinxes, garlands of falling flowers, laurel and oak branches, antique urns and a frieze of palmettes on the base. White enamelled dial with Roman numerals in black, sunburst balance (accidents). Louis XVI period. Height 56.5 cm - Width: 42.5 cm - Depth: 10 cm Under a rectangular pvc globe. A very similar clock appears on p.199 of the book "Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen-Age au XXe siècle" by Pierre KJELLBERG.