French Empire-Style Marble and Gilt Metal Portico Clock
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A French Empire-Style marble and gilt metal portico clock, French, second half 19th century, the eight day bell striking movement and enamelled Roman and Arabic numeral dial with glazed bezel within a drum raised on a black marble portico decorated with gilt metal mounts of griffins, Egyptian figures, and other classical motifs, 56 cm high, 32 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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- Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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