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Exceptional Antique French Ormolu, Bronze and Red Marble Louis XV Clock Set For Sale
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Exceptional Antique French Ormolu, Bronze and Red Marble Louis XV Clock Set:
$18750.00
Favourite Seller? - Click to add! Antique French Ormolu, Bronze and Red Marble Louis XV Clock Set~ French- Circa 1870 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~ An exceptional antique French LouisXV style clock set. Beautifully made in ormolu(finely gilded Bronze Dore), patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble. Theclock is mounted in a bronze orb floating in the ormolu clouds. Cherubsrepresenting love climb on top of the clock symbolising love conquering time.One holds a flaming torch with which to enflame his victims with love and the otherholds cupids arrow. The cherubs are finely modelled in patinated bronze. The base is formed oformolu with swept scrolling feet and red marble. Candelabra also have red marblebases and a Rococo urn that holds four scrolling acanthus arms aloft. The bronzework is signed \"F C\" for the Parisian bronze founder F Camus. The dial is formed of applied letters to the bronze orb with finely cutserpentine hands, beautifully hand detailed. The French movement isby Vincenti and is of high quality. It is in excellent clean and runningcondition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original.It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell.Click the video below to hear the bell and watch the clock running. Condition of the case isexcellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly anywear or discolouration and there are no losses. The bronze patination isoriginal and is also in excellent condition with just an occasional mark anddiscolouration. The marble is also in excellent condition with a good polish andno significant damage. Candelabra have previously been electrified and have ahole for the cable. Candelabra are slightly distorted.
Vincenti et Cie clockmaker\'s mark on the movement backplate. The bronze founders mark of F Camus of Paris.
Complete with original pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting upinstructions supplied if required. **Listed in UKP and USD, please see our store for your preferred currency** Dimensions of clock: inches Height 22 1/2\", Width 14 1/2\", Depth 7 1/2\" Height 57.5 cm, Width 37 cm, Depth 19 cm Dimensions of candelabra: inches Height 23\", Width 8 1/2\", Depth 8 1/2\" Height 58.5 cm, Width 21.5 cm, Depth 21.5 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. Duty and Taxes - Most countries do not chargeimport duty on antiques. Some countries charge sales tax. For USA this will becollected by . For UK VAT is included in the price and we pay that for you.For Australia there is sales tax, it will be collected by the courier. All othercountries please check your customs website for details. Sadlywe have no control over your countries tax regime! International Shipping is no problem - fully insured We use a premium courier such as UPS, DHL etc or a dedicated/specialistantiques courier.
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