Louis XVI Period Marble And Gilt Bronze Portico Clock Signed Revel

Portico clock in gilded bronze, white and blue turquin marble, signed Revel circa 1780 Louis XVI period portico clock in white Carrara marble, blue turquin marble from Italy and chiseled and gilded bronze with a matt and shiny effect (burnished with agate). The base with a projection, highlighted by a net of pearls resting on 5 spinning top feet, is decorated with an openwork bronze frieze with floral decoration. The two columns in blue turquin marble have rich gilded bronze ornamentation with foliage, pearls and antique decoration. Each column is topped with flowers and sunflower leaves in scrolls. A lyre with laurel foliage resting on a cylindrical base is flanked between the two columns. At the damping, a plant motif with a scroll topped with a pine cone completes the balance of the clock. the dial is in white enamel signed Revel Palais Royal, the openwork gilt bronze hands are fleur-de-lys. The movement with an operating time of 8 days strikes the hours and half hours, the suspension is wire, the movement has its original sun pendulum with its mercury gilding. Condition report: the clock is in impeccable condition with its original mercury gilding, the marbles have no accidents, the movement is in very good working order. Height: 38.5 cm Width: 26 cm Depth: 11 cm Louis XVI period around 1780 Revel: for Joseph REVEL, Master in 1775 settled in Vielle rue du Temple from 1775 to 1783 and at the Palais Royal from 1775 to 1783