Stunning Antique Boulle Table Clock
~ Antique German - Circa 1890 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled and working ~~
A beautiful, quality boudoir clock of Boulle
work in the Rococo style. Ornate Brass is delicately inlaid into the red veneer
and the case is mounted with finely modelled ormolu. Mounts are typical of the
style with stylised acanthus leaves, 'c' scrolls, shells and also feature
beautifully designed stylised dragons to the shoulders and an elaborate
asymmetric finial of leaves. The red veneer has mellowed to a lovely antique
colour with plenty of character. Using our secure server ~~ or ~~ £2450 English Pounds Sterling Shipping within UK £25 Shipping to USA / Europe £75 by air fully insured World wide shipping - £115 by air fully insured stock code: RSC2362
The front of the clock is glazed to allow the
pendulum to be seen swinging within the case. It is the original ormolu sunburst
pendulum featuring the sun god Mithras.
The dial is enamel on copper with a separate
Arabic minute ring and is convex and lightly sculptured. It is complete with the
original blued steel hands.
The German movement
is by Berger & Würker, Katharinen Str. 22, Leipzig, Germany. It is of
top quality with shouldered square plates, Vulliamy type dead-beat escapement
and rack striking. It is in
excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled and tested by
our clockmaker. Ormolu pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days on one
wind and strikes the hours and halves on a coiled gong. Click the video clip
below this description to see the clock running and striking!
Condition of the case is
excellent with clean and bright finish. Boulle work is excellent, there are only
a couple of very minor losses to the red veneer or brass and some very minor
marks. The dial is also excellent with just some faint hairlining. Ormolu is
excellent, bright and clean and no losses.
Complete with original pendulum and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions
supplied if required. A beautiful clock to add to your collection Dimensions of clock: inches Height 16 1/2", Width 8", Depth 5" centimetres Height 42 cm, Width 20.5 cm, Depth 12.5 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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Click the movie player below to see the this actual clock
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Berger
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Würker,
Katharinen Str. 22, Leipzig, Germany, mark on
the movement backplate. |