Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Decorative Arts A fine & rare antique

A fine & rare antique Imperial Chinese Qing dynasty solid gold & cloisonne enamel snuff bottle

25" all X 15

This incredibly rare cabinet

highlighted with copper lustre glaze

The figure finely modeled as a jester and wearing a jester's hat (motley) and costume

Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Decorative Arts A fine & rare antiqueA 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,