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by G Mignon of Paris
~ French - Circa 1870 ~
~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~
A superb and very decorative original antique French clock.
To the top is a large elaborate urn with 'C' scrolls and a shell motif. The clockmaker is the rarely seen Parisian maker G Mignon who is listed in Tardy, Dictionnaire Des Horlogers as working in the Rue Jouye-Rouve in 1870. It is of lovely quality, heavily made but with a crisp, light design.
The dial is enamel on copper with separate minute ring. It is complete with finely fretted gilt brass hands and convex glass fitted to the Rococo bezel.
The French movement is of high quality and has the G Mignon mark on the movement backplate along with that of the retailer. 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. Click the video clip 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 with no damage.
Paris clockmaker's mark of G Mignon, Rue Jouye-Rouve
Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.
Dimensions of clock:
inches: Height 17 1/2", Width 10 3/4", Depth 5 1/2"
centimetres: Height 44.5 cm, Width 27.5 cm, Depth 14 cm
Shipping within UK £35
Shipping to USA / Europe £145 by air fully insured
World wide shipping - £195 by air fully insured
About us - All of our clocks are original antiques, we source most of our clocks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. We prefer to buy our clocks in original 'dirty' condition. We then clean the cases using a technique we have developed over many years. We employ two qualified clockmakers who overhaul the movements. Movements are thoroughly tested until we are satisfied that they will run trouble free.
Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1870s.
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Antique French Rococo Clock By G Mignon of Paris
