~ French - Circa 1850 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A fine, early antique French clock by Hatton of Paris. It is beautifully made in ormolu (fire gilded bronze doré) mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain. The porcelain has a Bleu Celeste ground with delicately painted flowers and an exotic bird. To the top is a motif of cupid, a flaming torché and a quiver of arrows.

~ French - Circa 1900 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A huge and superb bronzed metal clock by the celebrated sculptor Albert Ernst Carrier-Belleuse. Two beautifully depicted cherubs hold the clock aloft, mounted in a bronze globe, above their heads on finger tips. Superbly modelled in bronze patinated metal.

~ French - Circa 1830 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A fine and early antique French clock featuring a charming figure of a greyhound in silvered bronze. The case is of ormolu (fire gilded bronze doré) with an acanthus frieze and scroll bracket feet.

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A beautiful original antique French portico clock. It is made of white marble mounted with ormolu (finely gilded bronze). The movement is held aloft on four marble pillars with the ormolu pendulum swinging gently below.

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A very large and fine antique French clock set. It is of Rococo design in the manner of Juste Aurele Meissonier and boldly modelled in gilt bronze. Waisted keyhole shape with acanthus leaf shoulders, 'C' scroll feet standing on its original integral serpentine base. Candelabra are beautifully formed as acanthus wrapped stems, with swirling acanthus arms and fluted tulip-form nozzles.

~ French - Circa 1860 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A fine and elegant original antique French Louis XVI style clock set. It is beautifully made of beautiful white marble mounted with very good quality ormolu (finely gilded bronze). To the sides are scroll brackets with acanthus leaves. To the front is a quiver of arrows and a flaming torché, emblems of cupid and love.

~ French - Circa 1870 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A large and stunning original antique French clock of the highest quality. It depicts Cupid among the clouds, carrying a flaming torch with which to enflame his victims with love and a bow from which he has fired an arrow. Between his arms is a bird, allegorical of love. Beautifully modelled in ormolu (finely gilded bronze) and mounted on a white marble base.

~ French - Circa 1820 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully working ~~

An early and stunning clock set featuring a charming figure of Cupid, L’Amour Menaçant (Menacing Love) after the famous sculpture by Falconet currently in the Louvre. It is beautifully carved from crisp white alabaster, cupid leans on the clock, asking for silence as he pulls out an arrow. The pair of classical urns are finely carved to be semi transparent, decorated with beautiful acanthus leaves. 

~ French - Circa 1900 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

One of the nicest Louis XVI designs, elegant lyre shape in cobalt blue Sevres style porcelain mounted with exquisite ormolu (finely gilded bronze doré).

A paste jewel set bezel surrounding the clock forms the mystery pendulum, as the clock ticks the jeweled bezel moves from side to side catching the light - see the video below.

~ French - Circa 1850 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A very fine and early ormolu (finely gilded bronze) clock mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain panels. Two seated cherubs sit each side of an urn, draped with vines, celebrating the grape harvest in a tribute to Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and fertility. Porcelain has a blue ground and is delicately painted with cherubs to each side of the dial and floral swags to the corners and base.