Antique French Gilt Brass Clock

~ French - Circa 1870 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A very decorative original antique French clock. It is beautifully modelled in gilded brass in the Louis XVI classical style. The unusual enamel dial is supported by twin columns flanking an intricately decorated panel of an urn and foliage. The clock is profusely decorated with trailing entangled foliage and a large urn to the top. The dial is enamel on copper, an off-white background with raised cartouche style letters of black on white and blued steel hands. A glazed rear door allows the movement to be seen.

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. Click the video clip below to hear the bell and watch the clock running!

Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration and there are no losses. The dial is also in excellent condition just some tiny nibbles next to the winding holes.

Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.