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A Gilt & White Marble Mantel Clock
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A Gilt & White Marble Mantel Clock

1900 - 1920
Description

A good quality French gilt mantel clock. Lovely quality original gilding to the cast bronze mounts. A white marble concave base front and sides with decorative gilt mouldings and adjustable feet. A convex enamel dial with gilt pierced hands. Bevelled glass to the front window showing the sunburst pendulum. Circa 1910.

An 8-day duration mechanism striking the 1/2 hours and hours on a bell marked SH of Paris.

Height 13 1/2" / 31cms Width 8" / 20cms Depth 6 1/2" / 17cms

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique clock that is sold with 12 months guarantee. Please phone 01179565281 to order the clock. UK personal delivery and setting-up. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild. We can also Whatsapp Video and show you in more detail.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Gilt Marble Mantel Clock to the 1910s.

Independent Date Check ID 09623188
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques Date1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 110-140 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1910s:
Arabic numerals on the convex enamel dial: styling favoured on later French mantel timepieces.
Movement backplate stamped S.H Paris: commercial clockmaking in Paris.
Glazed aperture showing the sunburst pendulum: decorative exposed pendulum swing.
Ribbon cresting and laurel swags: classic Louis XVI revival ornamentation.
Milled screw feet beneath the marble plinth: allows level adjustment on mantelpieces.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1231884
Description
A good quality French gilt mantel clock. Lovely quality original gilding to the cast bronze mounts. A white marble concave base front and sides with decorative gilt mouldings and adjustable feet. A convex enamel dial with gilt pierced hands. Bevelled glass to the front window showing the sunburst pendulum. Circa 1910.
fig 1. A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet.
fig 1. A Gilt & White Marble Mantel Clock

An 8-day duration mechanism striking the 1/2 hours and hours on a bell marked SH of Paris.

Height 13 1/2" / 31cms Width 8" / 20cms Depth 6 1/2" / 17cms

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From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique clock that is sold with 12 months guarantee.
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

Please phone 01179565281 to order the clock. UK personal delivery and setting-up. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild. We can also Whatsapp Video and show you in more detail.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Gilt Marble Mantel Clock to the 1910s.

Independent Date Report ID 09623188
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques dating1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 110-140 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1910s:
Arabic numerals on the convex enamel dial: styling favoured on later French mantel timepieces.
Movement backplate stamped S.H Paris: commercial clockmaking in Paris.
Glazed aperture showing the sunburst pendulum: decorative exposed pendulum swing.
Ribbon cresting and laurel swags: classic Louis XVI revival ornamentation.
Milled screw feet beneath the marble plinth: allows level adjustment on mantelpieces.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
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SA1231884
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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Archive I A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet.

A Gilt & White Marble Mantel Clock

Archive II A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet. View II
Archive III A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet. View III
Archive IV A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet. View IV
Archive V A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet. View V
Archive VI A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet. View VI
Archive VII A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet. View VII
Archive VIII A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet. View VIII
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Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Telephone 0117 956 5281
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Verified Since Aug 2009
Items For Sale 150
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A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet.
A Gilt & White Marble Mantel Clock
Ref: SA1231884
A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock featuring an enamel dial topped with a ribbon crest motif and supported on turned feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectClocks
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleLouis XVI
  • MaterialGilt Bronze, Marble, Enamel, Glass
  • ColourGold and White
  • MotifsRibbon bow crest, Floral swag garland, Enamel dial, Turned feet

This French Louis XVI style mantel clock originates from 1910 and measures 31 cm in height, 20 cm in width, and 17 cm in depth. The piece consists of cast bronze mounts finished with original gilding, combined with a white marble concave base, an enamel dial, and bevelled glass. The design includes a ribbon bow crest on top, a floral swag garland draped across the front, and turned feet supporting the marble base. The white enamel dial displays numerals, pierced hands, and two winding holes, while the glass window reveals a sunburst pendulum within. The mechanism has an 8-day duration and strikes the hours and half-hours on a bell. In a contemporary interior, this clock functions as a decorative timepiece positioned on a mantelpiece, shelf, or console table in a living room, study, or hallway. The gold and white colour scheme coordinates with traditional and classic interior settings, adding a refined French Chateau aesthetic to the room. The piece stands securely on its small turned feet, displaying detailed cast decorations along the base, shoulders, and dial surround.

FAQs

Emerging in eighteenth-century France, these clocks combine Neoclassical architectural symmetry with decorative elements such as ribbon-tied cresting, floral swags, and carved white marble bases fitted with precision mechanical movements.

Authentic examples typically feature mercury-gilded bronze, statuary white marble, hand-painted enamel dials, and finely chased brass clockworks with steel suspensions.

Authentic pieces feature heavy cast bronze components rather than spelter, hand-engraved maker signatures or stamps on the movement backplate, fire-gilded finish variations in recessed areas, and hand-painted numerals on an enamel dial.

Place the clock centrally on a dark wood sideboard, marble fireplace surround, or console table, pairing it with understated contemporary artwork or monochrome framed prints to highlight the intricate metalwork.

Dust gently with a soft microfibre cloth or dry soft-bristled brush, avoiding liquid cleaners or abrasive chemicals that can strip the original gilded surface or stain porous white marble.
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