rococo style mantel clock

This beautiful French Silk-Suspension mid 19th Century Antique Louis XV Style Rococo mantel clock is set in a Rococo case and features gilded bronze. The dial features black Roman numerals, the Rococo shape case decorated to the front, the movement chiming the hours and half hours on a bell, the silvered dial with black roman numerals and blued steel Breguet hands, circa 1830-40. Fabrication records frequently mention the names of makers of hands, Breguet was continually pushing further in the quest for perfection. Most prominent among true artists were Vaujour, mentioned consistently over a period of some forty years from 1787 to 1826; Thévenon, from 1793 to 1822; Jaquet, from 1826; and Lalieue from 1830; not forgetting Breguet’s old acquaintance Albertine Marat, sister of the famous revolutionary, from whom he bought hands from time to time, chiefly between 1818 and 1823.
Widely adopted by the principal watchmakers of the time, Breguet hands fell from favour – even within the Breguet firm – towards the end of the nineteenth century, before returning with a vengeance in about 1930. Simple and easy-to-read, they are found on most Breguet timepieces and have been widely imitated by others. This clock is reminiscent of French palaces from a bygone era. A timepiece to be treasured.
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Internal Ref: 3450

Antiques.co.uk Ref: RT4DND8P

Width (cm):

17

Height (cm):

31

Depth (cm):

8

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