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Samuel Orr Antique Clocks
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French 4 Glass

19th century
Description

Maker Henri Marc Paris famous maker.

Rare design

Date c1880

Bell strike hours half hours

8 day duration.

Elliocot pendulum rare.

Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Declaration

Samuel Orr Antique Clocks has dated this French Four Glass Clock to the Victorian era.

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SA1207455
Dealers Internal Reference
Elliocot
Description
Maker Henri Marc Paris famous maker.

Rare design

Date c1880

Bell strike hours half hours

8 day duration.

Elliocot pendulum rare.

Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Date of Manufacture

Samuel Orr Antique Clocks has dated this French Four Glass Clock to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1207455
Dealers Internal Ref
Elliocot
Samuel Orr Antique Clocks
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A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum.
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Archive I A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum.

French 4 glass

Archive II A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum. View II
Archive III A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum. View VIII
Archive IX A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum. View IX
Archive X A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum. View X
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A 19th-century French four-glass mantel clock featuring a gilt brass case with decorative moulding, bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and a visible mercury pendulum.
French 4 glass
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A French four glass clock is a style of 19th-century mantel clock characterised by a brass or ormolu frame set with four clear glass panels, allowing full visibility of the mechanical movement and pendulum.

These clocks traditionally feature heavy cast brass or mercury-gilded ormolu frames, thick bevelled glass panels, enamel dials, and precision steel and brass clockwork.

Authentic examples exhibit heavy bevelled glass plates, hand-engraved or stamped maker signatures on the dial or movement backplate, and traditional horological features like a Brocot escapement.

Place the clock centrally on a fireplace mantelpiece, console table, or desk where surrounding light can pass through the glass panels to illuminate the internal mechanism.

Dust the glass and brass frame gently with a dry microfibre cloth, avoiding chemical polishes on original gilding, and have the movement professionally serviced by a horologist every five years.
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