Imari mantel clock

Imari mantel clock

Height: 66 cm.
Dial signed "Palais Royal 67 Paris",
Inscription partly not recognizable to us.
France and Japan, 19th century.

Imari mantel clock made of porcelain with all-over painting in underglaze blue, iron red and gold as well as magnificent bronze applications. Baluster-shaped lidded vase, flanked by large lion mascarons with movable grasping rings, on a stepped, rising base. Round base on C-shaped arches and leaves, partly worked in openwork, decorated with rosettes and pearls, flanked by fully sculpted seated putti. These each hold a richly decorated flower festoon, which meets in the middle in a bow. Complemented by a clock, profile-framed glazed enamel dial with Arabic minute scale, Roman numerals and pierced hands. Pendulum movement with pendulum spring and half-hour strike on bell. (1421851) (19))