Beschreibung:

A FRENCH GILT BRASS AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE RETAILED BY BAILEY, BANKS AND BIDDLE, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1880 The circular eight-day two train gong striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension, the backplate with JAPY FRERES & CIE. G'DE MED. D'HONNEUR roundel to centre, stamped G243 to upper left and 5 8 to lower margin, the rectangular porcelain dial plate with asymmetric blue and gilt floral Plumbago sprays onto a cream ground incorporating vertically aligned circular Arabic cartouche numerals, the centre inscribed BAILEY, BANKS & BIDDLE and with gilt hands, the case with turned gilt finial to the ogee-shaped porcelain dome superstructure decorated with conforming floral sprays over projecting rounded angles applied with smaller conforming porcelain domes over slender free-standing double baluster turned corner columns, the sides with rectangular panels matching the dial and the rear with circular hinged gilt movement cover, on skirt base inset with a porcelain panel to the front and also with elaborate moulded projecting angles fitted with turned feet; the urn-shaped side pieces with domed covers, brass collars and stepped ovoid porcelain bodies decorated with conforming gilt Plumbago blooms applied with elaborate baluster-turned scroll-shaped side handles, on panel inset skirt bases incorporating projecting rounded angles, (3). The clock 42cm (16.5ins) high, 24cm (9.5ins) wide, 19.5cm (7.75ins) deep; the side pieces 37.5cm (14.75ins) high, 14.5cm (5,75ins) wide, 11cm (4.25ins) deep. Bailey Banks and Biddle were a leading firm of retail jewellers who were founded as Bailey and Kitchen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1832. The business was known as Bailey and Company from 1841 and became Bailey Banks and Biddle in 1878. During the late 19th century they operated from 1218 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and continued trading under the ownership of various parent organisations up until 2019.