ANTIQUE GREEN SHELL & BRONZE FRENCH BOULLE MANTLE CLOCK
DESCRIPTION THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE EARLY 1800'S FRENCH BOULLE GREEN SHELL AND ORMOLU GILT BRONZE MOUNTS WITH A TOP QUALITY FRENCH 8 DAY STRIKING MOVEMENT BY VINCENTI CASE: STUNNING LIME GREEN SHELL CASE VERY RARE OF WAISTED DESIGN TYPICAL BOULLE CLOCK DESIGN WITH SOLID GILT BRONZE ORMOLU MOUNTS DECORATING THE CLOCK, THE CLOCK HAS SCROLLED ORMOLU FEET WITH A ORMOLU MASK MOTIF TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT HINGED DOOR, THE SHELL HAS A STUNNING PATINA AND VERY RARE COLOUR TO IT WHICH IS ACQUIRED THROUGH AGE WITH GOOD ORIGINAL SHELL SIDES WITH GLASS VIEWING WINDOWS AND EBONISED BACK, THE CLOCK HAS A HINGED FULL LENGTH BACK DOOR WHICH HINGES OPEN TO REVEAL ACCESS TO THE MOVEMENT, AND THE INSIDE OF THE CLOCK IS DECORATED WITH THE GREEN SHELL AND BRASS DECORATION CONDITION: THE CASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR AGE WITH ONLY MINIMAL AGEING AND A COUPLE OF AGE EXPANSION SPLITS TO CASE WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED AND EXACTLY HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE IT AND AS YOU CAN SEE LOOKS VERY GOOD AND ALL ADDS TO ITS CHARACTER MOVEMENT: THE CLOCK HAS A SUPERB ORIGINAL TOP QUALITY FRENCH BRASS 8 DAY BELL STRIKING MOVEMENT WHICH STRIKES THE BELL ON THE HALF AND FULL HOUR COUNTING THE HOURS ON THE HOUR, THE MOVEMENT COMES WITH ITS BRASS SUNBURST PENDULUM AND A WINDING KEY WORKING ORDER: THE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND SEEMS TO BE IN EXCELLENT WORKING ORDER KEEPING TIME AND STRIKING EXACTLY WHEN IT SHOULD DIAL: THE CLOCK BENEFITS FROM ITS BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL EMBOSSED BRONZE DIAL WITH CONVEX AND SEGMENTED PORCELAIN NUMERAL CARTOUCHES WITH BLUE ROMAN NUMERALS WITH THE NUMERALS 12,4 AND 8 BEING BLACK AND ORIGINAL FANCY HANDS AND LOOKS ABSOULUTLEY SUPERB AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION FOR AGE PROTECTED BY ITS ORIGINAL FULL LENGTH GLASS AND HINGED DOOR MEASUREMENTS: 12" HIGH X 8" WIDE X 5.5" DEEP SUMMARY: THIS IS A SUPERB ORIGINAL ANTIQUE CLOCK DATING TO ABOUT 1840-1850 IN EXCELLENT ORDER FOR AGE IN WORKING ORDER AND OF SUPERB DESIGN AND A WELL SORT AFTER CLOCK WITH SUPERB PROPORTIONS AND FANTASTIC COLOUR TO THE SHELL
