19th Century Historism Antique Chimney Clock Pendule

French mantel clock / pendulum clock, fire-gilt, around 1870-1880 Solid bronze, fire-gilded, french around 1870-1880, original French historicism. An absolute eye catcher. Finely chiselled gold-plated bronze in the best quality. Functional clockwork. The mantel clock stands on an antique wooden base.

Large Louis XVI-style pendulum clock France, late 19th century Bronze, gilt. On gyratory feet, a tapered, partially latticed case with lion masks, drapery, and scale decoration on th...

A Model of Jean Henri Riesener (Received Master in 1768) executed in 1785. (Inv. OA 5501 in Louvre Museum). 19th century. This fine and sumptuous “Regulateur de Pendule” presents a fine amaranth. Of Sycamore oeuil de vermeuil, ebony and buis stringing marquetry. The base and the gaine are decorated with diamond shapes. The hours are inscribed in Roman numerals and the munutes in Arabic. It takes place in a magnificent gilt décor of three winged children playing with garlands on clouds. The regulator is enriched with a delicate garniture of bronze. The dial and each panel are framed by an elegant frieze of palms and pearls. The top of the gaine is enhanced with a frieze of palms and ovums, foliages and garlands of flowers. Each corner is ornated with fleurons. The front of the gaine is embellished by an Apollo mask (Sun Symbol) and each side with laurel crowns. Under the mask the cartouche is decorated by a stylized vase of flowers. Folliated scrolls, flowers, garlands, cornucopias and musical instruments such as a harp (Apollo Reference) The cherubs are underlined by pearls, scrolls of Acanthus Leaves and garlands dawning out in foliages, framed with ropes until the lions feet. The feet rest on a base ornated with fleurons and foliages with buds of flowers ending in four conical feet with acanthus leaves. With André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) and Charles Cressent (1685-1768), Riesener was arguably one of the three greatest French ébénistes of the 18th century. Eventually taking over the workshop after Oeben’s death in 1763, and marrying his widow some four years later. He is renowned for completing the famous bureau du Roi...

Antique French mantelpiece / clock, Deniere a Paris, circa 1880 All-round glazed, fire-gilded bronze case with relief decoration, on an alabaster ba...

French metal mantle clock with ‘Boiscontier a Paris Rue De Caumartin’ printed on its face. The crest is a basket with elaborate foliate motif over a symme...

Unusual antique Victorian quality French mantle clock, having an unusual shaped ornate gilded metal and pink marble case decorated with finely cast...

A very unsual clock in the style neoclassical in ormolu bronze each detail on the side bronze clock and front are stunning.

Stunning quality antique Victorian ornate brass mantle clock having a quality Victorian ornate brass mantle clock the clock itself having a chapter ring w...