Showing posts with label French. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French. Show all posts

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Large and Stunning Rococo Cartel Wall Clock, French - Circa 1880

Large and Stunning Rococo Cartel Wall Clock, French - Circa 1880 Video Clips. Duration : 1.17 Mins.


www.Dragon-Antiques.com Large and Stunning Rococo Cartel WallClock ~ French - Circa 1880 ~ ~~ Excellent condition ~~ A large and stunning original antique French Rococo cartel wall clock. Flamboyant asymmetric design, heavily modelled in brass, is decorated with bold C scrolls and stylised acanthus foliage. Below the dial is a fretted panel with a stylised shell above. The modelling is crisp and well detailed with a bright and clean finish. The beautiful dial is unusual in having a delicate pale blue enamel background with raised white enamel cartouche lettering. It has a heavy bevelled glass fitted to the bezel and original brass hands. The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully serviced by our clockmaker. It is the larger plate version of the "Pendule De Paris" movement and has the clockmakers mark on the movement backplate. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Click the video clip below to hear the bell and watch the clock running! Condition of the case is excellent, we have gently cleaned and polished the case to a bright and clean finish, there is some wear and minor discolouration in places. The dial is also in excellent condition with no chips or scratches. Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required. Dimensions of clock inches Height 26 1/2", Width 13 1/2", Depth 4 1/2" centimetres Height 67 cm ...

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Stunning Cartel Wall Clock by Samuel Marti ~ Dolphin ~ French - Circa 1880 ~

Stunning Cartel Wall Clock by Samuel Marti ~ Dolphin ~ French - Circa 1880 ~ Video Clips. Duration : 2.15 Mins.


www.Dragon-Antiques.com presents; Stunning Cartel Wall Clock ~ Dolphin bySamuel Marti. ~ French - Circa 1880 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, movement fully working ~~ A large and very finely detailed antique French, brass cased, cartel wall clock. It is modelled in the Rococo style with sweeping asymmetric acanthus leaves, floral swags and crowned by a mythical dolphin sitting in a 'C' scroll. It is of lovely quality with a clean and bright finish ready to grace any room. A rare feature is the original oak back board, finished with red velvet, which beautifully frames the clock. The dial is enamel on copper with a cast brass centre and is complete with original blued steel hands and convex, bevelled glass. The mark of the Paris retailer Maison Henri Riondet, Comptoir General, Boulevard Poissonnière is on the movement backplate, together with the clockmakers mark of Samuel Marti The Samuel Marti movement is of this makers usual high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully serviced by our clockmaker. Pendulum is an old replacement. On one wind, the clock runs for 8 days and strikes every hour and half-hour on a bell. The video clip below shows the clock running and striking the bell. Condition of the case is excellent with clean and bright finish and there are no losses. There is some minor wear on the high spots. The dial is also excellent with no chips or scratches. Oak back board is in good condition, we have replaced the red velvet (please ...

Tags: antique, french, cartel, clock

Friday, May 25, 2012

Louis XVI Large Antique French Cartel Wall Clock

Louis XVI Large Antique French Cartel Wall Clock Video Clips. Duration : 1.55 Mins.


Large Antique Cartel WallClock ~ French - Circa 1880 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~ A very decorative and impressive, original antique French cartel wall clock. It is beautifully modelled in gilded brass, in the Louis XVI style. A symmetric keyhole shape decorated with floral swags and acanthus leaves. It features a large enamel on copper dial, off-white with blued steel hands and an egg-and-dart bezel. To the top of the clock is a large elaborate urn. The French movement is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition 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 clip below to hear the bell and watch the clock running! Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration. The dial is also in excellent condition just a small chip next to the left hand winding hole. There is a hole in the rear of the urn where a hanging loop had been attached. The original hanging loop is still present below. The original glass has some slight scratches. Complete with original pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required. Dimensions of clock: inches: Height 25 1/2", Width 11 1/2", Depth 4 1/4" centimetres: Height 65 cm, Width 29 cm, Depth 11 cm About us - All of our clocks are original antiques, we source most of our clocks in France, Belgium ...

Keywords: Louis, XVI, Antique, French, Cartel, Wall, Clock, dragon

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Japy Freres Louis XVI Antique French Cartel Wall Clock

Japy Freres Louis XVI Antique French Cartel Wall Clock Tube. Duration : 1.05 Mins.


www.Dragon-Antiques.com for pictures and to buy Japy FreresAntique French Gilt Brass Clock ~ French - Circa 1890 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~ A very decorative, original antique French gilt brass cartel wall clock by the famous maker Japy Freres. It is classical, Louis XVI in style, restrained symmetrical shape with scroll shoulders, an urn to the top and acanthus swags. A fretted panel below the dial allows the pendulum to be seen swinging within the case. The large dial is also gilt brass with an elaborately decorated centre, and is mounted with 12 individual enamel cartouche letters. It is complete with original blued steel hands. Buy Now Using our secure server ~~ or ~~ First, select shipping UK shipping USA Europe Rest of world £1695 English Pounds Sterling Shipping within UK £25 Shipping to USA / Europe £85 by air fully insured World wide shipping - £125 by air fully insured stock code: RSC2404 The French movement is by Japy Freres and has the clockmakers mark on the movement backplate. It is the more unusual Japy Freres design with pin-pallet escapement, rack strike and large detachable barrels within a split, shaped backplate. It is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully serviced by our clockmaker. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days on one wind and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Click the video clip below to hear the bell and watch the clock running! Condition of the case is excellent ...

Tags: Japy, Freres, Louis, XVI, Antique, French, Cartel, Wall, Clock

Monday, March 26, 2012

Japy Freres Antique French Cartel Wall Clock

Japy Freres Antique French Cartel Wall Clock Video Clips. Duration : 0.78 Mins.


www.dragon-antiques.com - see our website for pictures and description Japy FreresAntique French Cartel Wall Clock ~ French - Circa 1870 ~ ~~ Fully overhauled and tested ~~ A beautiful antique French cartel wall clock by the famous maker Japy Freres. It is well made of gilded brass in a bold Baroque style. The large enamel dial has a brass centre, original fretted blued steel hands and convex glass. It is signed for the retailer 'Bardon' of Montpellier. Above the dial is a Baroque broken arch pediment and to the sides are stylised columns. The clock is decorated with mythical creatures and stylised foliage. The French movement has the Japy Freres 'Grande Medaille D' Honneur' mark on the movement backplate and is of excellent quality. It is the large square plate version of the 'Pendule De Paris' movement. The movement is in excellent clean and running order having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is a replacement. Duration of the movement is 8 days between winding and it sounds the hours and half-hours on a large sonorous bell. Below we have a video of the movement running and striking. Condition of the case is excellent with clean and bright finish and there are no losses. There is some minor wear and pitting to the original gilding. The dial is also in excellent condition, there are just some tiny nibbles around the winding holes. Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required. Dimensions of clock ...

Keywords: Japy, Freres, Antique, French, Cartel, Wall, Clock, dragon

Monday, February 13, 2012

Buy Vintage Style Oval French Wall Clock Galerie du Gaston

Vintage Style Oval French Wall Clock Galerie du Gaston

Vintage Style Oval French Wall Clock Galerie du Gaston Features

  • The design is inspired by vintage pocket watches
  • The inscription on the face reads "Galerie du Gaston", "798 Boulevard Raspail", "1885"
  • The clock face cover is glass
  • Features Roman Numerals with elegant black hands and a vintage style distressed face
  • The clock measures 16"H including knob & handle x 16-1/2"L x 2"W

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