"Pendulum In Gilt Bronze And Porcelain In Chinosoiserie Style"
The misnamed "kylins" of this clock's secular title are the crouching pair of turquoise and purple glazed porcelain lions from the first half of the 19th century that flank the clock case, their open jaws showing their tongues and teeth. The clock between them. Around the lions and the clock case are several branches that emit berries and leaves. The set is placed on a gilded bronze base This set was made in the 19th century. Another clock which combines Oriental porcelain with similar French mountings and retains its old movement by Pierre Le Roy (?1717-85) is in the Residenz Museum in Munich, but the maker (or "compiler") of neither parts is known. The clock is in working order. Size: 33x32x19 cm