Huge Antique French Bronze Cartel Wall Clock

Huge Antique French Bronze Cartel Wall Clock

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A very large (3 ft in height) and stunning original antique French cartel wall clock. It is beautifully modelled in gilt bronze, in the baroque style with elaborate, stylised architectural detail including the fancy broken arch pediment, columns to the sides and profuse acanthus decoration. It is formed as a large back plate onto which the clock is fixed, mounted with a shield shaped dial surround.

The large dial itself is formed as part of the case and is 8" (20 cm in diameter). It is mounted with 12 individual enamel cartouche letters. The hands are fretted and blued steel.

The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is an old 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, beautifully clean and bright with some wear, marks and discolouration. There are some very slight surface defects that are original and due to the large size of this casting. The dial is also in excellent condition just some tiny nibbles to some of the cartouches. A stunning statement piece to brighten any room!

Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.

Dimensions of clock:

inches: Height 36 1/2", Width 16", Depth 5 1/2"

centimetres: Height 93 cm, Width 41 cm, Depth 14 cm

Shipping within UK £80

Shipping to USA / Europe £245 by air fully insured

World wide shipping - £445 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.

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