Rare Vienna Porcelain Boudoir Clock

~ Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A beautiful Royal Vienna type porcelain boudoir clock featuring a classical maiden seated on a rock. She is holding a dove and is surrounded by delicate flowers. The tiny French movement is mounted in the rock and has an enamel on copper dial with very fine gilt brass hands. This superb little clock would be ideal for a desk or dressing table.

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Japy Frères Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Set

~ French - Circa 1900 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A beautiful, classically designed antique French gilt bronze clock set by Japy Frères. It features oval panels to the sides showing Fortuna, the goddess of luck, an emperor to the front and lions masks. To the top of the clock is a cherub on a globe and flame finials surmount the candelabra.

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Large Gilt Bronze Clock Set ~ Goddess Nike

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A superb original antique French gilt bronze clock set. It is baroque in style and features the Goddess Nike in a panel below the dial. Above the dial is a shield with mythical beasts and an elaborate urn standing on four pillars. A fretted section to the front allows a glimpse of the pendulum swinging within the case.

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Large and Stunning Gilt Bronze Clock Set with Visible Pendulum

~ French - Circa 1870 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A very finely detailed gilt bronze clock set in excellent original condition, retailed by the Paris retailer Pierre Lemasson. The style is Baroque. The clock movement is held aloft by cherubim forming the front pillars. The pendulum is visible swinging below the movement between the cherubim pillars, pendulum is formed as a shield with lions rampant.

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Japy Freres Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Boudoir Clock

~ French - Circa 1860 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A most exquisite original antique French clock by the famous maker Japy Freres. It is finely modelled in ormolu (finely gilded bronze), beautifully finished and in stunning condition. It is mounted with Sevres style porcelain, each piece is signed faintly on the reverse by the artist. It is decorated with a pompadour rose pink background, the panel below the dial is delicately painted with a scene of a young couple.

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Japy Freres Ormolu and Porcelain Boudoir Clock

~ French - Circa 1860 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A beautiful and early antique French clock by the famous maker Japy Freres. It is modelled in ormolu (finely gilded bronze), mounted with beautiful porcelain with a blue ground decorated with flaming torche, quiver of arrows and a pair doves. To the top is an ormolu torche and quiver of arrows.

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Japy Freres Ormolu and Specimen Marble Four Glass Crystal Clock Set

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully working ~~

A beautiful original antique French four glass regulator clock set of the most beautiful variegated blue and orange specimen marble by Japy Freres. It is classical in style with four columns of marble and classical urns with pineapple finials. Beveled glass to the front and sides allows the mercury compensated pendulum to be seen gently swinging.

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Early Large Ormolu Clock
Psyche and the Butterfly
Silk suspension movement

~ French - Circa 1820 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A fine and early French empire ormolu (mercury fire gilded or bronze doré) clock. The original gilding is in exquisite condition with a lovely golden glow. The clock depicts the goddess Psyche with a butterfly gently resting on her shoulder, seated on a rock containing the movement. Height 22".

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C1750 Rare and Exquisite Boulle Bracket Clock with Original Bracket
by Admyrauld Paris

~ French - Circa 1750 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully working ~~

A rare and beautiful 18th century Boulle marquetry bracket clock in lovely original condition. It is Rococo in style, waisted case decorated in première partie, brown shell veneer delicately inlaid with intricate brass foliate scrolls. It is mounted in finely made ormolu (mercury fire gilded bronze). The clock features its original verge escapement and most likely its original winding key.

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Rare Bronze Mounted Imari Porcelain
Clock Set ~ Samuel Marti

~ Japanese / French- Circa 1890 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A very large, rare and impressive original antique clock set. The bodies are stunning Japanese Imari porcelain mounted with finely gilded bronze.  Japanese Imari porcelain jars of inverted pear form covered with a high domed lids, beautifully decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze rust-red enamel and gilt highlights.