Stunning Four Glass Onyx and Brass Mantel Clock

French onyx and champleve four glass mantel clock. French mantel clock housed in a hexagonal shaped green onyx case with bevelled glass panels. Fine champleve enamel decoration to all pillars, champleve decoration and fine fretwork to both the top of the case and the plinth and resting on brass feet. Gilded dial with champleve decorated centre, Arabic numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands, the dial surrounded by diamante decoration. French eight day movement numbered 1631 with anchor escapement striking the hours and halves on a coiled gong. The mercury pendulum...

French four glass mantel clock French four glass mantel clock with large bevelled glass panels housed in a patinated bronze case with...

French brass Champleve enamel mantel clock. Finely decorated brass and champleve bow fronted case with sky blue ground and floral enamel . Enamel dial with champleve decorated bezel and dial centre. Blue Arabic numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands. Eight day circular movement with mercury compensated pendulum striking the hours and halves on a coiled gong, the backplate stamped ‘R & Co, made in Paris’. circa 1890 ‘Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World’ by Brian Loomes lists Richard & Co, London, Canon Street 1867-1900. Branch of Richard et Cie, Paris, formally Lemaitre & Bergman. Richard et Cie were one of the smaller Parisian based manufactures known for innovation having a paper published regarding temperature compensation and precision timekeeping. The firm received several awards at the grand exhibitions...

A superb example of a Eureka Clock made c1912. The electromagnetic movement is regulated by a large, slowly oscillating bi-metallic balance wheel, with t...

Sleigh-form silvered bronze and green onyx mantel clock French, late 19th century Measures: Height 27cm, width 32cm, depth 29cm This beaut...

French four glass clock standing on a raised base with beaded decoration and fine Champleve enamel decoration to the pillars and bezel with fur...