Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1870s.
Goddess Nike
~ French - Circa 1870 ~
~~ Excellent condition ~~
A magnificent clock set of very high quality. Classical in style, it is Beautifully and heavily modelled in bronze and sumptuously gilded. Gilding is original and in excellent condition.
Two scrolls form the body of the case and this sits upon a heavily formed base with laurel bracket feet. Laurel swags are draped below the dial and from the classical urn that sits above. Candelabra are conforming in style with large ovoid urns with goddess handles, 5 branch candelabra and stunning winged goddess Nike snuffers.
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The dial is also gilded brass and is mounted with 12 individual enamel cartouche letters. There are also two small cartouches for the retailers signature, these are rubbed. It is complete with original blued steel hands and convex glass. The rear door is glazed with frosted glass.
The French movement is of very high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully serviced by our clockmaker. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days on one wind 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 in stunning condition, bright and clean with just some minor wear and pitting in places. The dial is also in excellent condition, just some minor nibbles to one or two of the cartouches. The candelabra arms are slightly distorted. the sets displays beautifully as you can see below.
Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.
Dimensions of clock:
inches Height 24", Width 14", Depth 8 1/4"
centimetres Height 61 cm, Width 35.5 cm, Depth 21 cm
Dimensions of candelabra:
inches Height 28 3/4", Width 12 1/2", Depth 12"
(with snuffers in) centimetres Height 73 cm, Width 32 cm, Depth 31 cm
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 employee two qualified clockmakers who overhaul the movements. Movements are thoroughly tested until we are satisfied that they will run trouble free.
International Shipping is no problem - fully insured
UK postage by courier will be £30
International shipping to USA and Europe will be £195 by Air with insurance.
Rest of the world including Australia and Far East will be £295
We use a premium courier such as UPS, DHL etc or a dedicated/specialist antiques courier.
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Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1870s.
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Huge Gilt Bronze Clock Set, Antique French, Goddess Nike
