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~ French - Circa 1860 ~
~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~
A large and earlier antique French brass clock set. It is a beautifully bold baroque design with mythical creatures and lions masks.
The the top of the clock is a large handled urn with a pineapple finial. Candelabra are conforming in style with branches incorporating mythical creatures and masks.
The dial is enamel on copper with delicately fretted, blued steel hands. The bezel is fitted with convex glass, the bezel is a later replacement, however looks perfectly good.
The French movement is of high quality and is by the Paris maker Guyerdet, his mark is on the movement backplate. It is the earlier design of the Pendule De Paris movement with outside strike hammer spring stop and narrow anchor escapement. He is listed in Tardy as working in the Rue Du Temple in 1860. 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 excellent, beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration and there are no losses. The dial is also in excellent condition just some tiny nibbles to the edge at 10 O'clock and 3 O'clock that are only noticeable on close inspection. Candelabra are slightly distorted. The set makes a stunning display as you can see below.
Guyerdet Jeune, Paris clockmakers 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 22", Width 11", Depth 5 1/2"
centimetres: Height 56 cm, Width 28 cm, Depth 14 cm
Dimensions of candelabra:
inches: Height 22", Width 8", Depth 8"
centimetres: Height 56 cm, Width 20 cm, Depth 20 cm
Shipping within UK £40
Shipping to USA / Europe £195 by air fully insured
World wide shipping - £295 by air fully insured
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 employ 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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Early Antique French Brass Clock ~ French - Circa 1860 ~