Lovely French Calamine and Marble Mantel Clock with Decorative Garnish. 1870

Beautiful French table clock in Calamine and Decorative Marble with Garrison. Amiens, 1870. Magnificent piece consisting of a clock and two vases, candlesticks. The three structures are built on a base of marble and equipped with legs decorated with plants. Core clock with floral decoration on all sides, which features a shell on the bottom and a beautiful crown of roses as a crest. White lacquered dial with Roman numerals and needles pica type. Appears in the center of the manufacturer of the piece: "AU CARILLON. R. Devisme. Rue des Vergaux, Amiens". Machinery Paris with chiming 8 day and half hours. It has an inscription engraved inside: "Societé Clusienne. SCAPH Cluses.'s Pendulum and machinery have the same serial number as seen by the pictures peude, indicating that both were made at a time and not separated from the day manufacture. The watch is accompanied by a beautiful sculpture calamine bill dubbed "Little Suzette" (bottom plate that read "Le Petit Suzette"). Represents a girl wearing a hat holding a wooden bucket in his right hand, while embracing the clock with the left. The watch comes perfectly together on the sides by two vases, candlesticks made with the same materials and imitating style. The watch is in perfect working order. Deputy original pendulum and key has a sophisticated look.The desktop clock was called bracket or "bracket", although this term is a bit confusing, since this type of watches truly do not rest on corbels, but probably were intended to be placed on a table, dresser or fireplace, and I was at that time the site of the house where the family used to concentrate and no other methods of distraction rather than a good conversation. The bracket of first years had the feature that was portable, which largely conditioned its mechanism, and it was not until 1800 when the leak was finally replaced palette by Ancora in bracket clocks, which led to the development a larger watches, as they were not moved the site allocated as part of the decor of the room. Clocks can find the most varied, often accompanied by beautiful chandeliers in the same style, combining functionality and aesthetics equally.Beautiful and decorative piece that connects the clock functionality with the beauty of the sculpture to stay in line with your style and magnificence.Dimensions: 40 x 32 x 17 cms (clock), 13 x 13 (base) x 30 cms height (garrison).