Louis XVI Porcelain Clock and Urn Garniture
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A Louis XVI style porcelain and gilt metal clock and urn garniture, the dial and movement signed 'Henry Marc, Paris', mid-19th century, the clock inset with painted porcelain panels, the central panel painted with a scene of a courting couple, all with gilt metal mounts overall, the garniture each painted with a central rural village scene, all pieces seated on conforming giltwood bases, the clock 40 cm high
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- Giltwood - Giltwood is used to describe a gold finish on furniture and other decorative wooden items, whereby a thin sheet of gold metal, called gold leaf, is applied to the surface for decorative purposes.
Unlike gilding, where the gold leaf is applied over a coating of gesso, with giltwood the gold leaf is applied direct to the surface, or over a coat of linseed oil gold leaf adhesive.
Most gold-finished mirrors will be gilded, whereas furniture with gold highlights will have the gold applied through the giltwood method. - Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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