FINE EARLY BRONZE ORMOLU MARBLE CLOCK CUPID SILK SUSPENSION MOVEMENT PAILLY 1840
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FINE EARLY BRONZE ORMOLU MARBLE CLOCK CUPID SILK SUSPENSION MOVEMENT PAILLY 1840:
$13775.00
Earlyand Fine Bronze, Ormolu and Specimen Marble Clock with Cupid
Silk Suspension movement
~ French- Circa 1840 ~
~~ Excellent condition, fully working ~~
A large, fine and exquisite, early antique French clock depicting Cupid holding asharpened golden arrow. It is of stunning quality, finest ormolu (finely gildedbronze or bronze doré) mounted on beautifully figured red specimen marble. Cupid is finelymodelled in bronze with a lovely, rich patination. The bronze work is by Paillyof Rue Chapon, Paris. Pailly is listed in Tardy,Dictionnaire Des Horlogers.
The stunning dial is designed as a swag of ribbons in ormolu, set with 12individual enamel cartouches. The rear door is glazed to allow the movement tobe seen. This type of design does not have a glazed bezel to the front.
The Early French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition.It is is the earlier version of the Pendule De Paris movement with asilk suspension. Pendulum is original.It runs for 8days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Click the video clip below to hearthe bell and watch the clock running!
Condition of the case isexcellent, the gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly anywear or discolouration and there are no losses. The dial is also in excellentcondition, no damage to the cartouches. The dial centre has been polished atsome time. The bronze figure has a lovely patina and has been lacquered at sometime to preserve this. The marble is in excellent condition with just some tinynibbles to the edges. A beautiful clock to add to your collection.
Bronzier mark on the movement front plate - Pailly of Rue Chapon Paris
Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting upinstructions supplied if required.
*Listed in AUD, USD and UKP, please see our store for yourprefered currency*
Dimensions of clock:
inches
Height 16 1/2", Width 13 1/4", Depth 6 1/2"
centimetres
Height 42 cm, Width 33.5 cm, Depth 16.5 cm
About us- All of our clocks are original antiques, we source most of our clocks inFrance, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. We prefer to buy our clocks inoriginal 'dirty' condition. We then clean the cases using a technique we havedeveloped over many years. We employ two qualified clockmakers who overhaulthe movements. Movements are thoroughly tested until we are satisfied that theywill run trouble free.
Early and Fine Bronze, Ormolu and Specimen Marble Clock with Cupid - YouTube
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FINE EARLY BRONZE ORMOLU MARBLE CLOCK CUPID SILK SUSPENSION MOVEMENT PAILLY 1840:
$13775.00
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