Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Drawings & Prints This is an example of

This is an example of the largest of glass sphere vessels blown by Ms

subsequently destroyed in the great Chicago fire of 1871

later the Art Institute of Chicago

The doors having gilded sign-painted text that reads "Martha Washington Chapter" and having five pointed multi-colored stars

the tray likely made in Damascus

Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Drawings & Prints This is an example ofA 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,