Late 19th Century Boulle Clock Ormolu Mounts

19th century

Sold by Rams Head Antiques

Description

This is a very attractive and decorative French boulle clock with ormolu mounts and red tortoiseshell case beautifully and profusely inlaid with brasswork. The clock is in good working order running for 8 days and striking a lovely tone on a bell on the hour and half hour. This has its original decorative ormolu key and pointers and porcelain dial which has a small chip to the right key hole and a couple of minor hairlines to the lower area but not that noticable and do not detract. The case is in excellent condition with a gorgeous colour to to rich red tortoiseshell.

The clock measures 30cms high by 16cms wide and 10cms deep.

Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA354684

Dealers Notes

Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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Description

This is a very attractive and decorative French boulle clock with ormolu mounts and red tortoiseshell case beautifully and profusely inlaid with brasswork.

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The clock is in good working order running for 8 days and striking a lovely tone on a bell on the hour and half hour.

Rams Head Antiques

This has its original decorative ormolu key and pointers and porcelain dial which has a small chip to the right key hole and a couple of minor hairlines to the lower area but not that noticable and do not detract. The case is in excellent condition with a gorgeous colour to to rich red tortoiseshell.

The clock measures 30cms high by 16cms wide and 10cms deep.

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA354684

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