LARGE BIEDERMEIER PORTAL CLOCK, Vienna, around 1820/30.

Half and full columns made of alabaster standing on a high, centrally convex, protruding pedestal with a painted star on the floor and a mirrored back wall, which support the entablature with the urn-shaped clock case flanked by dolphins; Enamel numeral ring and ring for date display with Arabic numerals, engine-turned plate, blued steel hands, quarter-hour striking mechanism on two gongs with repeater. Veneered wood and burl wood, partly painted and gilded. 63x38x15cm.