A mid 19th century Austrian ormolu and alabaster-mounted, grande sonnerie portico clockThe architectural case surmounted by a seated giltwood eagle over balustrades and an arched recess supported on six ormolu mounted Doric columns, accessed via a double staircase, the bases decorated with twin oval watercolour reserves depicting rural landscapes, the 5.5 inch white enamel Arabic dial with concentric date and moon hands, the three train movement with silk suspension sounding the hours and quarters on a pair of bells, the long pendulum with a bob cast as a figure on a horse with a fish tail. height 70cm; width 40.5cm; depth 15.5cm注脚The hippocamp is a sea monster in Greek mythology which has a horse's body and a fish's tail. The creature is often depicted being ridden by the sea god Nereus. The Ancients believed that the hippocamp was the adult form of the seahorse, and is often shown pulling Poseidon's chariot.