A chiseled and gilded bronze portico clock featuring griffins topped with a palm frond. It rests on a black marble quadrangular base adorned with porcelain bisque fleurons (numerous chips, wear to the gilding, restorations). The circular white enamel dial features Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numerals for the quarter-hours, and a railway-track minute scale (chips). Two winding squares. Attached mechanical movement with key winding, gong chime (one key and one pendulum). Partly from the Directoire period, 19th century. Under a glass bell jar with an oval, black-stained wooden base. Height of bell jar: 48 cm Clock: Height: 38 cm - Width: 21 cm - Depth: 8.5 cm