Antique French Gilt Bronze Table Clock ~ French - Circa 1880 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~ A Large and beautiful antique Baroque table clock. It is very well modelled in gilt bronze. Square, architecturally designed case with goddess masks, acanthus decoration and a cherub to the top. The base is formed of fretted acanthus and it stands on feet of acanthus with paw feet.

The dial is also gilt bronze with 12 individual enamel cartouches and blued steel hands.

The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. It has the superior Brocot type dead beat escapement. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a sonorous coiled gong. Click the video to hear the gong and watch the clock running.

Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with slight wear discolouration and light scratches. The dial is also in excellent condition just some tiny nibble to the number ten cartouche. 

Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.

Click the movie player below to see the this actual clock run -
(large file, may take a moment to start).