Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock ~ French - Circa 1880 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~ A stunning original antique French Rococo clock. It is beautifully modelled in gilded bronze, of waisted shape, profusely decorated with 'C' scrolls, acanthus leaves, shells and trailing foliage. To the top is an elaborate handled urn.

The dial is cream porcelain enamel on copper with the hours lettered in blue and a separate minute ring. It is complete its original finely fretted gilt brass hands.

The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. The makers mark is on the backplate. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Click the video 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 chips the winding holes. 

Jarrot Freres clockmaker's mark on the movement backplate.

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

Click the movie player below to see the this actual clock run -
(large file, may take a moment to start).