Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Drawings & Prints subsequently destroyed in the great

subsequently destroyed in the great Chicago fire of 1871

or have significant restoration

later the Art Institute of Chicago

a lamp snuffer and a twisted brass tool to clean out spent wicks

The tables having four cabriole legs inlaid with marquetry and raised on pad feet

Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Drawings & Prints subsequently destroyed in the greatA Fine & important French bronze statue 8 day clock garniture in the Orientalist style, circa 1880. The 8 day clock with a time and strike mechanism, sounding the hours and half hours on a pleasant mellow sounding bell. The clock is house in a lavish bronze case heightened with silver gilt, to the top is an engraved 'Minaret' shaped finial and below a gallery of silvered and gilt bronze leaves. The white enamel clock dial having black Arabic numerals,