The porcelain is marked with an imitation Meissen mark and is by one of several imitating Meissen at the time. The dial is porcelain enamel with it's original finely fretted gilt hands and convex bezel. The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. See the video below to watch and hear the clock running. Condition of the case is excellent, porcelain has a few small original firing faults as is expected. There is minimal loss to some of the flowers otherwise no damage. There is some slight rubbing to the over-glaze gilt decoration. The dial has no damage.
Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.
About us - All of our clocks are original antiques, we source most of our clocks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. We prefer to buy our clocks in original 'dirty' condition. We then clean the cases using a technique we have developed over many years. We employ two qualified clockmakers who overhaul the movements. Movements are thoroughly tested until we are satisfied that they will run trouble free. |
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Japy Freres Ormolu Boudoir ClockPosted by Dragon-Antiques.com on 2017 |