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French Empire Inlaid Portico Clock
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French Empire Inlaid Portico Clock. 4 in. porcelain dial has black Roman hour numerals, open moon hands and signed J. Valery, a Paris; typical round French brass 8 day spring driven movement with bell strike and gridiron pendulum with filigree decorated gilt bronze bob. The inlaid walnut case has a dark brown finish with serpentine crest, 4 spiral turned columns having gilt bronze capitols & bezel and the base. Dial has some damage at 1 oÂclock and the clockÂs suspension spring is missing. 21 in. high x 10.5 in. wide x 6 in. deep.
French Empire Malachite Portico Clock
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French Empire Malachite Portico Clock. 4.5 in. porcelain chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals, engraved dore bronze center and bezel, blued open moon hands; French brass spring driven movement, count wheel strike mechanism with silvered bell, large gridiron pendulum with heavy brass bob. The malachite case has 4 tapered columns with dore bronze capitols, cornice, base and feet. In very good condition with no breaks or repairs. 20.5 in. high x 10 in. wide x 7 in. deep.
French Empire Pinwheel Portico Clock
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French Empire Pinwheel Portico Clock. A fantastic birds-eye maple case with 4 turned columns, bronze dore capitols, trim and bezel around the dial, which has a 5 in. porcelain chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals, engraved dore bronze center, open moon hands and sweep seconds hand. Large, round brass movement is signed Rieussec, Hger Du Roi; has a pinwheel escapement, long heavy brass, gridiron pendulum hangs from a knifepoint suspension in the rear of the case. 22.25 in. high x 11.25 in. wide x 6.75 in. deep.
French Empire Inlaid Wood Portico Clock
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French Empire Inlaid Wood Portico Clock: porcelain dial; ornate bezel and pendulum; bell strike movement.
(Dial has hairlines; case has roughness and some restoration.)
20″
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French Empire Portico Clock
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French Empire Portico Clock. 5 in. Silvered dial w/ black roman numerals and minute markers, open moon hands, round leafy dore bronze bezel; typical round French brass movement with count wheel strike mechanism and silvered bell; movement signed  Fons 1827. Has a quality gridiron pendulum and a fancy dore bronze flower shaped bob; the mahogany case has smooth columns w/ dore bronze capitols and applied mounts; quality French bronze movement. 21.5 in. high x 11.5 in. wide.
French Empire Portico Clock
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French Empire Portico Clock. 3.5 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, open moon hands and fancy dore bronze bezel; early round,brass spring driven French movement, has count wheel half hour strike mechanism and steel bell. In an ebonized, portico style case with spiral turned columns and heavily embellished with dore bronze floral mounts with swirled filigree and central medallions, fancy gridiron pendulum, with figural & relief molded dore bronze bob. Clock attr: to Louis Philippe (c.1840) and is in very good overall condition with only a few very minor losses to the mounts. 20.5 in. high x 10 in. wide x 6 in. deep.
French Empire Portico Calendar Clock
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Signed L. Dubois French Empire 4 Columns Portico Calendar Clock. 6 in. silvered and damascened dial has black painted Roman hour numerals with open moon hands, 2 sub dials with French abbreviations for Day & Month and open aperture exposing the date, dore bronze filigree decorated bezel; round brass spring driven movement with deadbeat escapement, count wheel half hour strike mechanism with a steel bell, large quality gridiron pendulum, in good running condition. In a beautiful French empire 4 column case with ebonized lacquered finish, dore bronze trim, capitols and overhanging cornice top. 28.5 in. high x 14.5 in. wide x 7.75 in. deep.