Early Antique French Portico Clock

~ French - Circa 1830 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A Large and handsome early antique French portico clock of ebonised lacquered wood and ormolu (gilded or Doré bronze). The movement and dial is suspended below the portico between the four Doric columns. The large faux temperature compensating pendulum swings below. The magnificent dial is modelled in ormolu with a deep bezel of acanthus and lotus leaves and engine turned centre. The top has an ogee moulded cornice and a frieze of flowing cornucopia and pieced anthemions. The base is applied with cornucopia and flowing stems. It sits on engine turned bun feet.

The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. It is a large plate version of the early Pendule De Paris movement and features the original large faux compensating pendulum. It runs for 8 days on one wind and strikes the hours and halves on a large, sonorous 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 and there are no losses. The dial is also in excellent condition. The lacquered wood is in very good condition with just couple of marks and some surface scratches. The is a small mark on the top right hand side of the base, some slight loss to the bottom of the base and a little wrinkling of the lacquer to the right hand side if the base.   

Complete with original pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Setting up instructions supplied if required.