Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock ~ Neptune and the Sea ~ French - Circa 1890 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~ A lovely antique French clock, boldly modelled in the Rococo style in gilded bronze. A mask of Neptune just below the dial sits in the midst of a spectacular boiling sea that forms the lower part of the case. Dolphins riding the surf form the feet of the clock. The top of the case is decorated with decorated with 'C' scrolls, bold scrolls and to the top is an elaborate asymmetric finial decorated with trailing foliage.

The dial is porcelain enamel on copper with separate minute ring and original blued steel hands.

The French movement is of high quality and is by the well known maker A. D. Mougin. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is an old 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, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration. The dial is also in excellent condition just some slight discolouration and a tiny chip next to the right hand winding hole. 

A. D. Mougin clockmaker's mark on the movement backplate

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).