Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Decorative Arts the vanity is raised on

the vanity is raised on turned & ribbed legs which are stretchered with a reverse demi-lune base

18 cm X 10 cm X 9 cm

19 cm X 19 cm X 19 cm

The figure finely modeled as a jester and wearing a jester's hat (motley) and costume

Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Decorative Arts the vanity is raised onA Fine & important French bronze statue 8 day clock garniture in the Orientalist style, circa 1880. The 8 day clock with a time and strike mechanism, sounding the hours and half hours on a pleasant mellow sounding bell. The clock is house in a lavish bronze case heightened with silver gilt, to the top is an engraved 'Minaret' shaped finial and below a gallery of silvered and gilt bronze leaves. The white enamel clock dial having black Arabic numerals,