Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Sold 13" tall X 12

13" tall X 12

In 1968 Mbutha won an award in an all African art competition and

The base of the clock is fitted with a round hand-painted floral 'Sevres' porcelain plaque

Hamaguchi studied sculpture at the Tokyo Art School in 1927 but abandoned his studies in 1930 to go to France

Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, Circa 1880 Sold 13" tall X 12A 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,