Antique French Boudoir Clock
by Samuel Marti.

~ Antique French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled and running ~~

A beautiful antique French gilt brass boudoir clock dating from around 1870. It is modelled in the Louis XVI style, architectural in design with an arched top surmounted by an urn. Delicate scrolling foliage adorns the case. A goddess mask sits in the centre of a elaborately fretted front panel through which the pendulum can be seen swinging within the case.

The stunning dial is enamel on copper and features a finely painted floral swags between the hours. It is complete with blued steel hands and convex bezel.

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The French movement is of high quality and has the Samuel Marti mark on the backplate. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days on one wind 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 with clean and bright finish and there are no losses. There is some minor wear or discolouration to the original gilding. The dial is also in good condition with nibbles around the winding holes and some chipping on the edge of the dial next the 8 o'clock; this mostly obscured by the bezel. The clock displays beautifully as you can see below.

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

 

 

Dimensions of clock:

inches

Height 17", Width 9 3/4", Depth 4 3/4"

 

centimetres

Height 43 cm, Width 25 cm, Depth 12 cm

About us - All of our clocks are original antiques, we source most of our clocks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. We prefer to buy our clocks in original 'dirty' condition. We then clean the cases using a technique we have developed over many years. We employee two qualified clockmakers who overhaul the movements. Movements are thoroughly tested until we are satisfied that they will run trouble free. 

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Samuel Marti mark on the movement backplate

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