Louis XVI Ormolu and Bronze Antique French Cartel Wall Clock

  

Louis XVI Ormolu and Bronze Cartel Wall Clock. A large and superb cartel wall clock in the style of.

It as formed as a round bronze body housing the movement suspended from an ormolu ribbon swag with a bow crest. The bronze body is decorated with a swag of flowers in ormolu and a motif of a quiver of arrows and a torché. The large dial is porcelain enamel on copper with beautifully fretted and incised gilt brass hands.

The French movement is of high quality and is by. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker.

It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration.

Bronze has a lovely original patina with slight wear and discolouration and a few small marks. The dial is also in excellent condition just some tiny nibble to the edge near the one o'clock that cant be seen with the bezel closed and a some light hairlines. Mark on the movement backplate.

Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required. Listed in UKP and USD, please see our store for your preferred currency. Height 21 1/2", Width 10", Depth 4. Height 54.5 cm, Width 25 cm, Depth 10 cm.

All of our clocks are original antiques, we source most of our clocks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. We then clean the cases using a technique we have developed over many years. We employ two qualified clockmakers who overhaul the movements.

Movements are thoroughly tested until we are satisfied that they will run trouble free. For UK VAT is included in the price and we pay that for you.

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