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Ormolu, Bronze, Marble, Clock.

Name: Ormolu, Bronze, Marble, Clock.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA835424
Price: 3250 GBP
Availability: InStock

19th century

For Sale by Cavers Antiques

Description

Here I have a wonderful Ormolu, bronze, and rouge marble clock.

There are 2 winged cherubs sitting above the clock and some rockery with a small ewer to one side.

All sitting on an ormolu and rouge marble base.

The quality is outstanding and the condition is very good.

You will see in the pictures the casting is of outstandingly high quality.

The numerals are French porcelain.

I have had the works cleaned and the clock is working perfectly. It stricks on a small bell.

I date this clock around 1860/80.

Any questions, please ask, I can ship worldwide just send me your address for a shipping quote.

It is very heavy and will need a wooden crate for transport.

It stands an impressive 23 inches tall. 17 inches wide, 7 inches deep.

Physical Dimensions

Height

59cm (23.23")

Width

43cm (16.93")

Depth

18cm (7.09")

Declaration

Cavers Antiques has dated this French Ormolu Mantel Clock to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA835424

Dealers Internal Reference

Cherub clock.

Description

Here I have a wonderful Ormolu, bronze, and rouge marble clock.

There are 2 winged cherubs sitting above the clock and some rockery with a small ewer to one side.

All sitting on an ormolu and rouge marble base.

fig 1. An antique French mantel clock featuring dark bronze figures of two winged cherubs atop a gilded bronze mount and red marble base. — fig 1. Ormolu, Bronze, Marble, Clock.

The quality is outstanding and the condition is very good.

You will see in the pictures the casting is of outstandingly high quality.

The numerals are French porcelain.

I have had the works cleaned and the clock is working perfectly. It stricks on a small bell.

fig 2. An antique French mantel clock featuring dark bronze figures of two winged cherubs atop a gilded bronze mount and red marble base. — fig 2. Ormolu, Bronze, Marble, Clock.

I date this clock around 1860/80.

Any questions, please ask, I can ship worldwide just send me your address for a shipping quote.

It is very heavy and will need a wooden crate for transport.

It stands an impressive 23 inches tall. 17 inches wide, 7 inches deep.

Physical Dimensions

Height

59cm (23.23")

Width

43cm (16.93")

Depth

18cm (7.09")

Date of Manufacture

Cavers Antiques has dated this French Ormolu Mantel Clock to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA835424

Dealers Internal Ref

Cherub clock.

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A French ormolu mantel clock, also known as a pendule de cheminee, is a decorative timepiece originating in eighteenth and nineteenth-century France, designed to sit atop a fireplace mantelpiece and decorated with cast gilt bronze.

These clocks typically incorporate cast bronze figures with patinated or gilded finishes, solid marble or porphyry bases, and brass mechanical clockwork with enamel or porcelain dials.

Authentic period examples feature high-quality fire-gilding, hand-chased metalwork details, original movement stamps or foundry marks on the backplate, and heavy cast bronze components.

Position the clock as a central focal point on a marble mantelpiece, a dark timber sideboard, or a hall console table alongside minimalist modern art to create contrast.

Dust surfaces regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth, avoid liquid polish or abrasive chemical agents on gilded bronze, and wipe stone bases clean with specialised non-acidic cleaners.

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