A mid 19th century French bronze and ormolu portico clock, of ornate architectural form, decorated with foliate scrolls, leaf motifs and flowerheads, with silvered Roman dial and adjustable bi-metallic pendulum, eight day Pons countwheel movement dated 1827 and stamped B.P. & F, 3873, width 12.5in. depth 7.75in. height 25in. CONDITION: Slight rubbing to the bronze across the top just from polishing over the years, ormolu has a matted finish and is a little dirty, base plinth is slightly out of alignment with the ormolu mount above it showing one hole dead centre, dial oxidised, was once signed but that is now erased, movement complete, runs then stops and lacks a bell, not ****ed for timekeeping.