Table clock after 18th century English Bracket... Lot 47

Table clock after 18th century English Bracket models. Late 19th-early 20th century. Wood decorated with chinoiserie. Swiss movement. With key. Needs overhaul of machinery. Some old xylophages. Slight lack of polychromy. Measurements: 47 x 29 x 19 cm. Desk clock, bracket type, with the wooden case painted with chinoiseries based on folkloric characters among vegetal designs. The dial, in gilt metal, is decorated with spandrels in dynamic openwork. Gilt metal pinnacles finish off the structure. It has a front with a simple architectural composition, raised on a moulded base and topped by a slope with curved corners. The dial is numbered in Roman numerals (for the hours) and Arabic numerals (for the minutes). A second dial is engraved with the inscription 'Tempus fugit'. The handle finish makes the watch easy to carry.