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Antique Double Fusee Gilt Bronze Figural Clock by James Murray London Ormolu
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Antique Double Fusee Gilt Bronze Figural Clock by James Murray London Ormolu

19th century
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Antique Double Fusee Gilt Bronze Figural Clock By James Murray London Ormolu.

This lovely antique mantel clock has a gilt bronze case with a lovely colour. This top of the case then has a lovely figure of a man and a woman cast in exceptional detail. The figures are depicted wearing traditional clothes with the woman holding a basket of fruit and the man depicted holding brushes and paint showing he is an artist. The figures are incorporated beautifully with the man sat on the movement housing with one foot on a small stool. The base is then rectangular with a fabulous patterned design to the front and sides. Finally the clock has beautiful scrolling, patterned feet.

The dial is then enamel and set out in black Roman numerals with a thin ring of dashes to the outside marking the minutes. The dial then has a small “FAST” and “SLOW” meter to the top. Finally the dial is singed by the maker to the centre “JAS MURRAY 1 ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON” and is finished by two shaped fingers.

The movement is then a double chain fusee example of the upmost quality and ticks aways as it should. The dial then strikes the number of hours via a bell. The movement comes complete with its pendulum and winding key. The movement is then also signed by the maker “James Murray 1 Royal Exchange LONDON” showing the dial and movement to be totally original. Finally the movement has a strike silent feature via the small rectangular piece of brass to the back of the case which moves left and right to turn the strike silent on and off.

“James Murray (& Co) worked in London from 1828-1881 as noted in Loomes 'Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World' book.”

It is listed for collection in person due to its delicate nature although UK delivery can be organised, please don’t hesitate to get in touch for a quote.

It measures approximately:

- 18” / 46cm Tall.

- 15.5” / 39.5cm Wide.

- 5.25” / 13.25cm Deep.

Declaration

N Wilson Antiques Clocks has dated this Gilt Bronze Figural Clock to the 19th Century.

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SA928014
Description
Antique Double Fusee Gilt Bronze Figural Clock By James Murray London Ormolu.

This lovely antique mantel clock has a gilt bronze case with a lovely colour. This top of the case then has a lovely figure of a man and a woman cast in exceptional detail.

“
The figures are depicted wearing traditional clothes with the woman holding a basket of fruit and the man depicted holding brushes and paint showing he is an artist.
N Wilson Antiques Clocks

The figures are incorporated beautifully with the man sat on the movement housing with one foot on a small stool. The base is then rectangular with a fabulous patterned design to the front and sides. Finally the clock has beautiful scrolling, patterned feet.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century gilt bronze figural mantel clock depicting a seated artist and companion figure above a white enamel dial with Roman numerals.
fig 1. Antique Double Fusee Gilt Bronze Figural Clock by James Murray London Ormolu

The dial is then enamel and set out in black Roman numerals with a thin ring of dashes to the outside marking the minutes. The dial then has a small “FAST” and “SLOW” meter to the top. Finally the dial is singed by the maker to the centre “JAS MURRAY 1 ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON” and is finished by two shaped fingers.

fig 2. A nineteenth-century gilt bronze figural mantel clock depicting a seated artist and companion figure above a white enamel dial with Roman numerals.
fig 2. Antique Double Fusee Gilt Bronze Figural Clock by James Murray London Ormolu

The movement is then a double chain fusee example of the upmost quality and ticks aways as it should. The dial then strikes the number of hours via a bell. The movement comes complete with its pendulum and winding key. The movement is then also signed by the maker “James Murray 1 Royal Exchange LONDON” showing the dial and movement to be totally original. Finally the movement has a strike silent feature via the small rectangular piece of brass to the back of the case which moves left and right to turn the strike silent on and off.

fig 3. A nineteenth-century gilt bronze figural mantel clock depicting a seated artist and companion figure above a white enamel dial with Roman numerals.
fig 3. Antique Double Fusee Gilt Bronze Figural Clock by James Murray London Ormolu

“James Murray (& Co) worked in London from 1828-1881 as noted in Loomes 'Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World' book.”

It is listed for collection in person due to its delicate nature although UK delivery can be organised, please don’t hesitate to get in touch for a quote.

It measures approximately:

18” / 46cm Tall.

15.5” / 39.5cm Wide.

5.25” / 13.25cm Deep.

Date of Manufacture

N Wilson Antiques Clocks has dated this Gilt Bronze Figural Clock to the 19th Century.

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Antique Double Fusee Gilt Bronze Figural Clock by James Murray London Ormolu

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A nineteenth-century gilt bronze figural mantel clock depicting a seated artist and companion figure above a white enamel dial with Roman numerals.
Antique Double Fusee Gilt Bronze Figural Clock By James Murray London Ormolu
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  • ObjectMantel Clocks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGrand Regency
  • MaterialGilt Bronze, Brass, Enamel
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFigural sculpture, Anthemion leaf molding, Roman numeral dial, Scroll feet

This nineteenth-century Grand Regency mantel clock is cast in gilt bronze and ormolu, displaying a warm gold tone across its substantial form. Atop the rectangular base, a figural sculpture depicts a man dressed in traditional clothing as an artist with brushes and paint, seated beside a companion holding a basket of fruit. The case is detailed with anthemion leaf moulding around the base and scrolling patterned feet. A white enamel dial set with black Roman numerals and a minute track features the maker signature 'JAS MURRAY 1 ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON' at the centre, along with two shaped fingers and a 'FAST' and 'SLOW' adjustment meter. Measuring 46 cm tall, 39.5 cm wide, and 13.25 cm deep, this piece serves as a functional timepiece and decorative sculpture. It fits neatly on a traditional mantelpiece or side table in a living room, study, or hallway. The double fusee mechanical movement strikes the hours on a bell, driven by a pendulum and wound with a key. The brass strike-silent lever sits at the back of the case for operation control.

FAQs

An ormolu figural clock is a decorative tabletop timepiece featuring sculpted bronze figures finished with fire-gilding or mercury-gilding techniques popularised during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

These timepieces traditionally feature heavy cast bronze bases with mercury-gold amalgam finishing, white enamel dials with hand-painted numerals, steel hands, and internal brass clockwork movements.

Authentic period examples demonstrate finely hand-chased surface detail, hand-cut screws, natural age-related oxidisation in un-gilded recesses, and clockmakers signatures stamped on the backplate or dial.

Place the timepiece centrally on a grand fireplace mantel, marble console table, or sideboard top alongside minimalist architectural elements to highlight its detailed metallic craftsmanship.

Dust gently using a soft dry brush or clean microfibre cloth, avoid applying harsh liquid chemical cleansers that can wear down the gold leaf, and instruct a specialist horologist to service the internal movement.
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