Clock garniture
Category
Horology
Date
1801 - 1900
Materials
Bronze, ormolu and marble
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297720
Summary
A French, 19th century yellow marble, bronze and ormolu clock as part of a garniture de cheminee with a pair of two light candelabra en suite. The clock in the form of a ball with a bird surmount, on a plinth at the side, with a bronze cupid with bow and arrow, on gilt metal base.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958)