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A French Portico Mantel Clock
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A French Portico Mantel Clock

19th century
Description

An elegant French Portico clock. A walnut case with gilded case mounts. Gilded column capitals with an engine turned finish. A stepped plinth standing on bun feet. Finely detailed floral marquetry to the case. A decorative gilt dial surround to the sunburst silvered dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. Signed to the dial 'NORMANT a PARIS' A decorative pendulum with gridiron compensating.

An 8-day duration mechanism striking the 1/2 hours and hours on a bell. Circa 1850.

Height 18" / 47cms Width 9" / 24cms Depth 6" / 16cms

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique clock that has been serviced with 12 months guarantee. We can send you a detailed video on WhatsApp. Worldwide tracked sending. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild. Please phone us on 01179565281 to place an order.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this French Portico Mantel Clock to the 1850s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09720250
Dealer's Item Date1850s
Sellingantiques Date1850s
Sellingantiques agingItem 160-190 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1850s:
Silvered engine-turned dial signed Normant a Paris: clockmaking of the mid-nineteenth century.
Round movement with external countwheel and bell strike: standard French manufacture.
Cast and knurled gilt-brass column mounts: fine metalwork from the mid-1800s.
Foliate marquetry cut into the timber: decorative inlay popular around the 1850s.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1245750
Description
An elegant French Portico clock. A walnut case with gilded case mounts. Gilded column capitals with an engine turned finish. A stepped plinth standing on bun feet. Finely detailed floral marquetry to the case.
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A decorative gilt dial surround to the sunburst silvered dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands.
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

Signed to the dial 'NORMANT a PARIS' A decorative pendulum with gridiron compensating.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum.
fig 1. A French Portico Mantel Clock

An 8-day duration mechanism striking the 1/2 hours and hours on a bell. Circa 1850.

Height 18" / 47cms Width 9" / 24cms Depth 6" / 16cms

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique clock that has been serviced with 12 months guarantee. We can send you a detailed video on WhatsApp. Worldwide tracked sending. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild. Please phone us on 01179565281 to place an order.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this French Portico Mantel Clock to the 1850s.

Independent Date Report ID 09720250
Dealer's Item Date1850s
Sellingantiques dating1850s
Sellingantiques agingItem 160-190 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1850s:
Silvered engine-turned dial signed Normant a Paris: clockmaking of the mid-nineteenth century.
Round movement with external countwheel and bell strike: standard French manufacture.
Cast and knurled gilt-brass column mounts: fine metalwork from the mid-1800s.
Foliate marquetry cut into the timber: decorative inlay popular around the 1850s.

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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SA1245750
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum.

A French Portico Mantel Clock

Archive II A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum. View VII
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Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

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A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum.
A French Portico Mantel Clock
Ref: SA1245750
A nineteenth-century French portico clock in rosewood featuring floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns, gilt bronze mounts, and an ornate pendulum.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectClocks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Restauration
  • MaterialRosewood, Ormolu, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown, Gold
  • MotifsFluted columns, floral marquetry, ornate pendulum, chased gilt bezel

This French portico mantel clock originates from around 1850 in the French Restauration style. The warm brown walnut case displays fine floral marquetry inlays, four turned columns with engine-turned gilt bronze capitals, gilded case mounts, and a stepped plinth standing on bun feet. A chased gilt bezel surrounds the silvered sunburst dial, which features Roman numerals, blued steel hands, and the signature "Normant a Paris". Suspended between the columns is an ornate pendulum with a gridiron compensating design. The clock measures 47 cm high, 24 cm wide, and 16 cm deep. In a modern home, this timepiece serves as a functional decorative object placed upon a mantelpiece, sideboard, or console table. The eight-day duration mechanism strikes the hours and half-hours on an internal bell. The combination of warm timber tones and gilded metallic elements integrates into traditional or formal interior schemes, bringing period character to a living room, study, or hallway.

FAQs

A French portico clock is an architectural timepiece originating in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, characterised by classical columns supporting an upper entablature housing the clock movement.

Portico clocks were typically constructed from dense hardwoods such as rosewood or mahogany, often embellished with floral marquetry inlays, gilded bronze mounts, brass dial rings, and heavy cast pendulums.

Authentic examples feature French movement plates often stamped with Paris makers marks, detailed chasing on the gilded bronze mounts, countwheel strike mechanisms, and traditional pendulum suspensions.

A portico clock serves as a focal point when placed centrally on a marble mantelpiece, a dark wood sideboard, or a tailored hallway console flanked by low-profile decorative objects.

Dust the timber casing regularly with a soft dry cloth and avoid positioning the clock near direct heat sources to prevent veneer lifting or discolouration of the gilt bronze.
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