Mantel clock of white marble under round glass dome

Mantel clock of white marble and gilded bronze under a round glass dome on a mahogany base with a wine-red marabou fabric border. Four columns rest on a round base, between which is a cluster of leaves and fruits.

On top of the cover plate, constructed as an entablature, stands a truncated column, around which are four vase-shaped ornaments connected by chains. On the central column is the clock; at the front with a door with convex glass. On top is a vase on a pedestal with a decorated lid; on the sides floral, leaf, and cord motifs. The enamelled dial bears the signature in red: Deduy A l'Orient. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1978-46; its record gives material recorded as mahogany (wood), bronze (metal), marble (rock), glass, feather (material); technique gild; measurements height 48.5 cm x diameter 23 cm.

Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.