the body decorated with rocailles heightened with gilt, light purple, and pale purple, elaborate small and large sculpted polychrome floral garlands and bouquets, surmounted by an allegory of “Luft” (Air), a seated boy holding a fluttering bird in the right hand, to the side with the winged helmet of Hermes atop clouds, below the base with an allegory of “Erde” (Earth), a boy mounted on a badger, holding a cornucopia with flowers and ears-of-corn, on the left side an allegory of “Wasser” (Water), a boy wearing a wreath and a belt of reeds, holding a fish, corals, and a string of white pearls, on the right the allegory of “Feuer” (Fire), a boy with angry gaze and gesture holding a torch in the right hand, walking with a dragon breathing fire, 3 volute feet, height: 47 cm, small restorations , glass cover with base height: 60 cm, length 41 cm, the movement requires inspection, with casing lid, Lenzkirchen, 1 pendulum, the ormolu dial with moulded rays, blossoms and leaf rocailles, blue numerals on white enamel with black hands with leaf rocailles, framed by serpent symbolising infinity;
Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords ca. 1870, model no. 2172, model by Ernst August Leuteritz 1855- 1863 (Ru)