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French school 19th century. Empire clock in pink...

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French school 19th century. Empire clock in pink marble and mercury gilt bronze. No key. In need of refinishing. Measurements: 50 x 32 x 14 cm; 34 x 15 x 10 x 10 cm (garnish). Table clock in pink marble, it is a piece where the central part of the clock is a glass box that includes the clock, with a white dial and Arabic numerals, and small vegetal ornaments with colour, with its machinery and the pendulum, also in glass, inside this first glass box. On the sides of this case, there are 3 columns on each side, in a delicate and elegant classical style. On the upper part of the columns and the glass box, there is a base that leads to a first floor, crowned by an eagle treading on a snake in mercury-gilded bronze. The garnish is made of two cups of the same material, which add importance and power to the piece.