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Ormolu, Bronze, and Rouge Marble Clock.
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for sale €3,452     $3,747
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Ormolu, Bronze, and Rouge Marble Clock.

19th century
For Sale by Cavers Antiques
Description

This is a very good quality French clock, the bronze lady gesturing while holding an ormolu harp and resting a foot on an ormolu

corinthian column top.

The rouge marble and the ormolu base are sitting on 4 very fine cast feet.

The silk suspended pendulum keeps the clock in good time, the works have been recently cleaned and are working well.

The clock chimes on a single bell.

The face bezel is turned and removed to wind the clock, the face of the clock is tool engraved.

Please look at all the pictures and you will see how good the quality is and how fine the ormolu castinsg are.

This clock is in very good condition and a good colour and patina.

I can arrange the delivery worldwide, please take into account this clock is very heavy.

I date the clock 1860/80

It stands 25 inches tall, 18 inches wide, 7 inches deep.

Date of Manufacture

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

Independent Date Check ID 06848010
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-210 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Engine-turned gilt bronze dial with Breguet hands: fine nineteenth-century French clockmaking.
Ouroboros serpent bezel encircling the dial: classical motif common to the Empire and Restauration.
Hand-chased drapery and surface details on the figure: high-calibre lost-wax bronze casting.
Block of rouge marble plinth: natural stone showing traditional bevelled cutting.
Gilding rubbed on high edges of the lyre: decades of careful dusting.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
63cm (24.80")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA835430
Dealers Internal Reference
bronze lady clock
Description
This is a very good quality French clock, the bronze lady gesturing while holding an ormolu harp and resting a foot on an ormolu

corinthian column top.

The rouge marble and the ormolu base are sitting on 4 very fine cast feet.

“
The silk suspended pendulum keeps the clock in good time, the works have been recently cleaned and are working well.
Cavers Antiques
fig 1. A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts.
fig 1. Ormolu, Bronze, and Rouge Marble Clock.

The clock chimes on a single bell.

The face bezel is turned and removed to wind the clock, the face of the clock is tool engraved.

Please look at all the pictures and you will see how good the quality is and how fine the ormolu castinsg are.

fig 2. A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts.
fig 2. Ormolu, Bronze, and Rouge Marble Clock.

This clock is in very good condition and a good colour and patina.

I can arrange the delivery worldwide, please take into account this clock is very heavy.

I date the clock 1860/80

It stands 25 inches tall, 18 inches wide, 7 inches deep.

Date of Manufacture

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

Independent Date Report ID 06848010
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-210 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Engine-turned gilt bronze dial with Breguet hands: fine nineteenth-century French clockmaking.
Ouroboros serpent bezel encircling the dial: classical motif common to the Empire and Restauration.
Hand-chased drapery and surface details on the figure: high-calibre lost-wax bronze casting.
Block of rouge marble plinth: natural stone showing traditional bevelled cutting.
Gilding rubbed on high edges of the lyre: decades of careful dusting.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
63cm (24.80")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA835430
Dealers Internal Ref
bronze lady clock
Cavers Antiques
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Archive I A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts.

Ormolu, Bronze, and Rouge Marble Clock.

Archive II A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View II
Archive III A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View III
Archive IV A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View IV
Archive V A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View V
Archive VI A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View VI
Archive VII A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View VII
Archive VIII A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View VIII
Archive IX A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View IX
Archive X A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View X
Archive XI A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View XI
Archive XII A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View XII
Archive XIII A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View XIII
Archive XIV A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts. View XIV
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Scottish Borders
United Kingdom

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A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts.
ormolu, bronze, and rouge marble clock.
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A French Empire mantel clock featuring a dark patinated bronze classical female figure holding a lyre, positioned beside a gold-coloured dial on a red marble base with gilt metal mounts.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectMantel Clock
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Empire
  • MaterialPatinated Bronze, Ormolu, Rouge Marble
  • ColourDark Brown, Gold, Red
  • MotifsAllegorical classical figure, Lyre harp detail, Broken column footrest, Rouge marble plinth
  • SizeH 63 cm (25 in) x W 46 cm (18 in) x D 18 cm (7 in)

This Victorian French Empire mantel clock takes the form of a patinated dark brown bronze classical female figure. The seated lady gestures with her right hand while holding a gold-coloured ormolu lyre harp in her left, resting one foot on a gilt ormolu Corinthian column fragment. The round gold dial features tool-engraved decoration and Roman numerals, integrated into the base beside the figure. The whole assembly rests upon a rectangular rouge marble plinth with mottled red and white markings, framed by ornate gilt metal mouldings above a black-finished wooden stepped base supported by four finely cast scroll feet. Measuring 63 cm high, 46 cm wide, and 18 cm deep, this heavy decorative timepiece functions as a striking statement piece for a prominent mantelpiece or console table in a formal reception room or study. The mechanical works chime on a single bell and operate via a silk-suspended pendulum, with a turned and removable face bezel to wind the movement.

FAQs

French Empire horology, prominent during the early nineteenth century, is characterised by classical Greco-Roman motifs, allegorical patinated bronze figures, heavy marble bases, and gilt-bronze (ormolu) decorative mounts.

These timepieces are constructed using cast patinated bronze for the detailed figures, mercury-gilded bronze (ormolu) for the decorative elements and clock face, and polished marble or porphyry for the structural plinth.

Authentic period clocks feature cast brass movements typically stamped with French makers marks or serial numbers, fine mercury gilding showing natural wear, hand-chased metal details, and heavy solid marble bases.

Interior designers frequently position these decorative timepieces as focal points on a fireplace mantelpiece, central sideboard, or within a formal library setting to contrast classical sculpture against modern architectural lines.

Dust patinated bronze and marble regularly with a soft, dry lint-free cloth, avoiding abrasive polishes or water on gilding to prevent deterioration of the historic gold layer.
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