433.    $200

French portico, ca. 1890.  A 17-inch walnut portico clock with extensive satinwood inlays on the front top and base.  The veneer is very good with just one small chip at the back right.  The four columns have gilded endcaps, the bezel is machine-turned and bright.  The porcelain dial has several cracks and some small chips, the pierced hands are bright, and it sits behind a convex glass.  There is a delicate gold pendulum.  The unsigned pendule de Paris movement will only run for a minute or two and will strike a wire gong on the hours.  The gong base is stamped “FK”.  I think a little attention and patience would get this guy running.  $250-$400.