Green Lacquer and Ormolu Boudoir Table Clock

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A stunning and unusual Rococo boudoir table clock of Vernis Martin lacquer work mounted with ormolu (finely gilded brass). It is decorated with delicate floral swags with exotic birds and below the dial is a beautifully painted scene of a young couple in a country landscape. The lacquer has a lovely antique craquelure and the ormolu is clean and bright.

The dial is enamel on copper with delicate floral swags between the numerals. It is complete with the original finely fretted gilt brass hands.

The French movement is by Samuel Marti and has the clockmakers mark on the movement backplate. It is of good quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a sonorous coiled gong. Click the video clip below to hear the gong and watch the clock running!

Condition of the case is excellent, The lacquer is in good condition, there is some flaking / loss to the caddy top and the sides and top are slightly faded. The scene to the front is in excellent condition. The original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration and there are no losses. The dial is also in excellent condition just faint hairline near the number 8. 

Samuel Marti clockmakers mark on the movement backplate

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