Antique French Rococo Boulle Table Clock

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A beautiful, quality boudoir clock of Boulle work in the Rococo style. Ornate Brass is delicately inlaid into the red shell veneer and the case is mounted with finely modelled ormolu. Mounts are typical of the style with stylised acanthus leaves, 'c' scrolls, shells and an elaborate asymmetric urn to the top. The red veneer has mellowed to a lovely antique colour with plenty of character. 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 French movement is of high quality and has the Vincenti et Cie mark on the back plate. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. The ormolu 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 with clean and bright finish. Boulle work is very good, there are three areas of minor losses to the red veneer or brass, the right shoulder and the right and left lower panels. The dial is also very good with just some faint hair lining at the 10 and 11 O'clock positions. Ormolu is excellent, bright and clean and no losses.

Vincenti et Cie mark on the movement backplate

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