FRENCH BRONZE GILT & PORCELAIN ANTIQUE MANTEL CLOCK
DESCRIPTION
An extremely good quality French bronze gilt antique mantel clock with finely cast acanthus leaf moulding design, scrolling foliate side mounts with etched floral design to the sides finished with floral garland over the dial.
The clock has inset turquoise panels which are delicately hand painted and have applied white and red beaded detail with gilt decoration. The finely painted centre panel shows a male presenting a female with a cake in traditional Louis XVI attire .The clock is surmounted with a porcelain and gilt urn and is adorned with bronze gilt handles and acorn finial.
The decorative dial has Roman numerals and the movement is a French eight day which strikes the hours and half hours on a bell.
The movement back plate is stamped with the makers name:-
Japy Freres
Height - 38 cm (15 inches)
Width - 23 cm (9 inches)
Depth - 13 cm (5 inches)
Circa - 1870
Price £1,875
Delivery is included in the price for mainland UK. If you are interested in purchasing and are outside the UK mainland or in the Scottish Highlands please get in touch first for a shipping quote. If you are an overseas buyer please contact us with your address so we can provide you with an accurate shipping quote and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Small goods will be delivered within a couple of working days which are provided with a tracking number. Large items are delivered by a trustworthy carrier and we aim to deliver within two weeks of purchase but please allow three weeks.
We accept returns within 14 days providing the customer pays for the return and the item is in the same condition we sold it in and it is packaged well.
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