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The Vintner
~ French - Circa 1860 ~
~~ Excellent condition, fully working ~~
It features a beautifully modelled scene of a Vintner crushing grapes to make wine. It is exquisitely detailed and of excellent quality, being gilded bronze rather then the more usual gilt spelter. The original gilding is in stunning condition with hardly any wear and has a lovely bright and clean finish.
The dial is enamel on copper with original blued steel breguet hands and floral bezel. This type of clock does not have a glazed bezel.
The French movement is of high quality and has both the Vincenti (Medaille D'Argent 1855) clockmaker's mark and also the retailer's mark of Rollin Paris on the backplate. It is the earlier version of Pendule De Paris movement with outside hammer return spring. The clock case unusually has the movement serial number stamped into it confirming the case and movement to be original to each other. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days 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 stunning, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration and there are no losses. We have gently removed years of grime to reveal the original gilding beneath. The dial is also in excellent condition with no damage, the minute markers are very slightly faded.
A stunning, original, early ormolu clock to add to your collection!
Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.
Dimensions of clock:
inches: Height 15 1/4", Width 16 1/4", Depth 5 1/4"
centimetres: Height 38.5 cm, Width 41 cm, Depth 13.5 cm
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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.
Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1860s.
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Stunning Early Ormolu Clock the Vintner, Rollin a Paris