A large and impressive gilt brass bracket clock in the Chinese taste by Herbert Mason, circa 1887 The openwork cast case of rectangular outline with pagoda cornice, surmounted by a fret cresting through which a sinuous dragon thrusts its head, the off-white enamel dial with black Roman numerals within a fret and flower panel, the sides with conforming panels, the corners with mixed columns terminating in elephant head feet, raised on a cast platform base. 52cm high, base 33cm wide Footnote: Footnote: Originally conceived as a garniture with conforming twin vases to flank the clock, this design was registered 82300 by Herbert Mason & Co. in 1887.