Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock by Ambrosoni & Sons Paris
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- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- clocks, mantle & shelf, material or style - gilt metal / ormolu 535
- clocks, mantle & shelf, period or origin
- Sevres (France) and Sevres style, items - clocks, material or decoration 121
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