Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock

Name: Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA761000
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Dragon-Antiques.com

Description

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A stunning original antique French Rococo clock. It is beautifully modelled in gilded bronze, of waisted shape, profusely decorated with 'C' scrolls, acanthus leaves, shells and trailing foliage. To the top is an elaborate handled urn.

The dial is cream porcelain enamel on copper with the hours lettered in blue and a separate minute ring. It is complete its original finely fretted gilt brass hands.

The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. The makers mark is on the backplate. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. We have a video available of the clock running and striking, please ask and we will send you a link.

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 some chips the winding holes.

Jarrot Freres clockmaker's mark on the movement backplate.

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

Dimensions of clock:

inches: Height 16", Width 9", Depth 4 1/2"

centimetres: Height 40.5 cm, Width 23 cm, Depth 11.5 cm

Physical Dimensions

Height

40.5cm (15.94")

Width

23cm (9.06")

Depth

11.5cm (4.53")

Declaration

Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA761000

Dealers Internal Reference

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Dealers Notes

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Description

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A stunning original antique French Rococo clock.

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It is beautifully modelled in gilded bronze, of waisted shape, profusely decorated with 'C' scrolls, acanthus leaves, shells and trailing foliage.

Dragon-Antiques.com

To the top is an elaborate handled urn.

fig 1. Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock

The dial is cream porcelain enamel on copper with the hours lettered in blue and a separate minute ring. It is complete its original finely fretted gilt brass hands.

The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. The makers mark is on the backplate. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. We have a video available of the clock running and striking, please ask and we will send you a link.

fig 2. Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock

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 some chips the winding holes.