Tower clock with Phippard mechanism
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An interesting tower clock lacquered with gilt and polychrome chinoiserie on a green lacquer background. The chest rests on a large plinth and is centered by a door arched at the top and surrounded by a rich molding, inside it is painted a landscape scene with pagodas inserted in a garden in which characters meet in domestic scenes enlivened by the flight of beautiful birds, a rich triage enriches the lateral reserves; the case containing the mechanism has the main door always arched with its glass with a hat that rises to a pagoda always decorated with landscapes and flowers, on the sides very dense decorations always of a vegetable character. The movement made by Thomas Phippard lasting 8