Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock Set ~ French - Circa 1880 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~ A beautiful original antique French clock set, Rococo in design and beautifully made in gilt bronze. The elegant waisted case with acanthus shoulders, shell motif below the dial and sitting with scrolled feet upon its base. The fretted front allows the pendulum to be seen gently swinging within. Candelabra are conforming in style with three lights and snuffers.

The dial is also gilt bronze with 12 individual enamel cartouches and blued steel hands.

The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. The clockmakers mark is on the movement backplate. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a 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 just some nibbles to the number 8 and 4 cartouches next to the winding hole. 

Cellier A Paris, clockmaker's mark on the movement backplate. Cellier is listed in Tardy Dictionnaire Des Horologers as working in 1869. 

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

Click the movie player below to see the this actual clock run -
(large file, may take a moment to start).