UNUSUAL ENAMELLED BRONZE PENDULUM CLOCK
AN UNUSUAL ENAMELLED BRONZE PENDULUM CLOCK IN THE FORM OF A MOSQUE, FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY
Stock number: 1225
The base, body and dome in three sections with removable crescentic finial, two sets of opening doors to each side, each surmounted by a time face decorated in green and blue enamel, the dome surrounded by arched windows, below each inscription-filled cartouches, profusely engraved with arabesques, floral trellis and geometric motifs.
Inscriptions: sayings in Arabic, including some attributed to the Prophet.
74 by 42 by 42 cm
Provenance: Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 17 October 2002, lot 481.
Private UK collection.
