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Louis XVI Ormolu And Bronze Cartel Wall Antique French Clock

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Dragon-Antiques.com

~ French - Circa 1900 ~
 
~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~
 
A large and superb cartel wall clock in the style of Louis XVI by Samuel Marti. It as formed as a round bronze body housing the movement suspended from an ormolu ribbon swag with a bow crest. The bronze body is decorated with a swag of flowers in ormolu and a motif of a quiver of arrows and a torché.
 
The large dial is porcelain enamel on copper with beautifully fretted and incised gilt brass hands.
 
The French movement is of high quality and is by Samuel Marti. It 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. We have a video of the clock, please ask and we will send you a link or paste the following into your browser: https://www.facebook.com/DragonAntiques/videos/500265802996302
 
Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with...
Antique SA1097740 shown on this page was made in 1900. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
Dragon-Antiques.com
Derbyshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 01773 829 629
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD