Sevres
Porcelain and Gilt Metal Boudoir Clock
~ French - Circa 1880 ~
~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled & working ~~
A beautiful antique French boudoir clock of gilt metal mounted with exquisitely painted Sevres style porcelain. Porcelain has a beautiful Pompadour Rose pink ground and each piece is delicately decorated with floral swags and over glaze gilt decoration. To the top of the case is an elaborate porcelain urn with gilt swags. The rear of the case is signed for the case maker 'Brunfaut' (see pictures below)
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The French movement is of high quality and has Japy Freres 'Grande Medaille D'Honneur' mark on the movement backplate along with that of the retailer. 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
very good, there is minor wear to the gilding and we have polished it to a
bright and clean finish. The condition of the porcelain is also excellent
including the over glaze gilt decoration.
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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Click the movie player below to see the this actual
clock run -
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Japy Freres
'Grande Medaille D'Honneur' mark on the movement backplate. |