French Porcelain Desk Clock with Ormolu Mounting.
Ormolu-mounted cylindrical clock with scrollwork finial, band of hand-painted porcelain around sides of cylinder, white face having cobalt blue Roman numerals with gilt and floral accents, supported by ormolu mounted inverted pyramid form pedestal having hand-painted porcelain panels on three sides, on scroll-footed ormolu base, painted scenes depict winged Cupids in clouds, no maker’s mark detected, 6 ?”t., 1 ?”w. Condition: loss to porcelain around base of finial, chip on face.
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