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Antique French Empire mantel clock of Madame Recamier signed Vaillant
Extraordinary quality French Empire mantel clock inspired by Madame Recamier. Dial signed by Vaillant, case almost certainly by Claude Galle, Napoleon's favourite Bronzier, and now with early 19th century English double fusee movement. Without doubt one of the most beautiful and stylish French Empire clocks ever made. The lovely female figure in classical dress sits upon the superb day bed with a pier glass behind her.
1805


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French Empire mantel clock in ormolu of classical figure.
Pendulum Clock "au lion" with a plaything. France, Era: Louis XVI. approximately 1770th Sign Ziffbl..: DENIS - FRANCOISE DUBOIS, Paris, Champion 1767th Bronze plated and engraved gray-taken by a base with fire-gilded bronze applications. Carillon has 13 bells plays 10 melodies.

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Fine French Directoire or Empire period ormolu clock of Venus and Cupid attributed to Claude Galle.
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French Directoire period mantel clock in two tone fire/mercury gilded ormolu of the finest quality which we can confidently attribute to one of Napoleon Bonaparte's favourite bronzier's Claude Galle. Signed on the white convex enamel dial "a Paris". 8 day bell striking movement with silk suspension. Original springs signed by the famous spring maker Monginot and dated to the month Floreal An 13 or May 1805, a matter of 3 months before Napoleon signed the edict re-establishing the Gregorian calendar to France.


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Женщина у алтаря любви dated 1810.
Antique French Empire clock of woman at altar of love.



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Antique French Empire ormolu clock of the "Sermon of Amor" or woman praying to Ovid
A magnificent version of this rare French Empire ormolu mantel clock “The Sermon of Amor”. The ormolu is in mint condition, untouched since the clock was made circa 1810. The white enamel dial is signed Henry a Abbeville and the hands are well cast and finished and mercury gilt. 8 day bell striking silk suspension movement.

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French Empire mantel clock in patinated bronze and fire or mercury gilt ormolu of Narcissus looking at his reflection in the water. Superb ormolu mounts of sea monsters and naiads around the base. Paw feet with bullrush mounts above. To each side of the dial are female figures representing "La Source". To each side of the clock ormolu water falls into a shell from the mouth of a water god. Fine white enamel dial with superb gilt bronze hands. Large 8 day movement, bell striking the hours and halves and having flat bottomed plates and stamped to the plates M P. Dated 1808.
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French Empire mantel clock of "La Lecture" designed by Reiche.
This is perhaps the most famous of a series of clocks that were designed by Jean-Andre Reiche at the beginning of the 19th century and were used extensively in the palaces and great State buildings in France and its Empire.

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A very fine French Charles X period mantel clock after Thomire and almost certainly from the Thomire workshops. A popular model known as " The Bubble Blowers" it is a conceit on the fickleness and transience of time.

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French empire ormolu mantel clock representative of astronomy. Good chamfered base on toupee feet with applied astronomical mounts. The muse stands beside the clock with a globe above. To the right is a period telescope. The enamel dial signed Botty Lefebre a Liege. 8 day bell striking movement on silk suspension. Circa 1810.
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Miniature pendule au negre blackamoor clock. Circa 1810 French.It has all the original gilding, original enamelled eyes and is in excellent condition. 7 inches tall, 6.25 inches wide and 2.25 inches deep. It dates from circa 1805 and the movement is signed Marcus Lechner in Wien.

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French Empire clock of Venus uncovering Cupid.
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Circa 1806. Identical model in Palace of Fontainebleau bought in October 1806 for the secretariat d'etat de l'Empire francais a Fontainebleau, chambre de Madame Maret.

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A rare and unusual French Directoire/ Empire clock depicting Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe". It shows Crusoe wearing goatskin, carrying his rifle and a palm umbrella and having scabbard and pistols in his belt. To his right is a palm tree and a parrot. This particular clock can be dated with certainty to 1809/1810 as some years ago we sold an almost identical model with the musical movement numbered 1902 ( some 60 movements later than this one) and original mainspring dated 1810.

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Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi : Faune : Nessos : Amour : Déjanire : Enlèvement de Déjanire par Nessos : Encrier-pendule
Date : 1844
Material : Silver, Gilded silver, Lapis-lazuli, Cameo

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Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi : Faune : Nessos : Amour : Déjanire : Enlèvement de Déjanire par Nessos : Encrier-pendule



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Antique French Napoleon III Blue John and ormolu circle de tonneau vase clock
Exceptional and very rare English Derbyshire blue john vase clock. The main body is polished from one large piece of 'blue john' of distinctive colouration. Ormolu swan neck handles and acanthus leaf mounts bisect the marmo nero belgio base slips with the 'blue john top surmounted with an ormolu pineapple finial. The French movement with annular dial, lever escapement& bell striking the hours and halves. Circa 1860-80.
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French Victorian boar's tusk ivory and gilt clock and 3 arm candelabra set (pair of candelabra: 24" high) (circa 1860)




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Place of origin:Paris (made)
Date:ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker:Levy Frères (maker)
Materials and Techniques:Ormolu and enamel

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Russian malachite and gilt bronze mantel clock.
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French antique Louis XVIth mantel clock in white and black marble with ormolu signed Gavelle.
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Antique French Late 18th C Directoire white marble & ormolu mantel Clock.
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A Napoleon III Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Egyptian Garniture, Comprising a Mantel Clock and a Pair of Candelabra, by Leon Marchand, the Figures Cast from Models by Charles Cumberworth.
19th century



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HERNAULT à NANTES ( 1744-1778 )

Main material : Gilded bronze
Secondary material : Marble


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Antique French Louis Philippe Lyre clock in rosewood and marquetry under original glass dome.
unusual Rosewood and marquetry lyre clock on its original marquetry inlaid stand and under it's original glass dome. It is constructed of rosewood with superb marquetry inlay with white mouldings and ivory mounts to the side of the lyre. All flowers and trailing floral motifs. The movement is signed with a stamp Pons medaille d'honneur 1827.


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Antique French Napoleon III porcelain & ormolu Lyre Clock.
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Antique French Napoleon III porcelain & ormolu Lyre Clock.
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A quite superb early 19th century lead crystal & ormolu urn clock in very fine condition. The crystal with hobnail cut & with swirling body has the dial & movement inset & winged females to the shoulders

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Antique French Charles X period Zapler clock by Leroy a Paris in mother of pearl and abalone.
A very small and unusual French ormolu, mother-of-pearl and abalone "Zapler" or "Cow Tail" clock by Leroy a Paris. Set upon an ebonised base the clock is in the form of a classical building perhaps the Opera House in Paris.The dial is signed Leroy a Paris and the movement is similarly signed. The two day movement is regulated by the pendulum that swings in front of the dial. Circa 1820.

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Egyptian revival clock set with original polychrome paint on white metal.
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extraordinarily fine Egyptian revival clock set with the original polychrome enamel paint and set upon original giltwood bases. The clock features an Egyptian noblewoman sitting in a neo-classical chair at her toilette being assisted by a handmaiden with mirror. The clock of temple form with six columns and all decorated with flowers and Anthemion. The two triple candle sconce


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A well modelled French elephant clock. The elephant, set upon a naturalistic rococco base of Louis XVth style, has his trunk raised ( a sign of good luck). The clock housing is in the form of a houda and perched upon the top is a cuoid figure blowing a shell horn. The movement has bezels front and back and the gilt bronze dial has 24 separate cartouches for the hours and minutes. 1880
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Antique English Regency mantel or library clock in patinated bronze and ormolu.

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The ormolu dial is surrounded by oak leaves and acorns while below the dial there are forget-me-not flowers. Beneath this is a fine mount of a lion's head within vine foilage. The base has a large mount of more grapes and vine leaves while to the side of the base is a mask of Bacchus with cornucopia. 8 day English fusee timepiece movement signed in full on the backplate of the movement " Purvis North Audley Street, Grosvenor Square". Circa
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Whimsical French Empire small size dog clock with child.

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Upon the dog's back is a gilt bronze figure of a child holding a bunch of grapes in one hand and the winding key for the clock in the other. The watch, front wind and with beautiful enamel dial and blued steel hands. The watch is an early 19th century fusee with superb backcock and steelwork is signed Gme. Gille A PARIS No 255. A lovely and unusual piece. Circa 1810.


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