ANTIQUE FRENCH
BREAK ARCH
MANTEL CLOCK
RETAILED BY BOWMAN Ltd.
JEWELLERS,SILVERSMITHS AND MEDALLISTS
68-70 GOSWELL ROAD LONDON
ACTIVE YEARS 1893-1908
DESCRIPTION
A ANTIQUE FRENCH INLAID MAHOGANY HOUSED
BREAK ARCH MANTEL CLOCK
HAVING A 8 DAY FRENCH MOVEMENT
STRIKING GONG FOR HOURS HOURLY
AND HALF PAST THE HOUR
ORMOLU GOLD SURROUND BEZEL
ENAMEL CHAPTER RING
WITH ARABIC NUMERALS
AND BEVELLED GLASS
FLANKED EITHER SIDE WITH
ORNATE QUARTER BRASS CAPPED
CORINTHIAN STYLE PILLARS
WITH BRASS BUN FEET.
THE CLOCK ALSO HAS A
ADDED INTERESTING FEATURE
A SCREW IN FALSE BOTTOM
SECRET STASH COMPARTMENT
I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN ADDED AT A LATER DATE
AS PLYWOOD AND GLUE HAVE BEEN USED
WITHIN ITS CREATION
CLOCKS CIRCA
LATE 19th CENTURY
to EARLY 20th
DIMENSIONS
APPROX 12" INCH TALL
APPROX 8½" INCH WIDTH
APPROX 5" DEPTH
CONDITION
SURVEYING THE CLOCK COSMETICALLY
AS IS SEEN IT SHOWS AGED BRASS PATINA
LIGHT GENERAL WEAR AND TEAR
AS IS COMMENSURATE WITH
ITS AGE AND USE
THE FUNCTIONALITY
THE CLOCK AND HOURLY GONGS
BOTH WIND WELL
KEEPING TIME AND STRIKING
BOTH IN GOOD WORKING ORDER
THROUGHOUT A 8 DAY PERIOD
WITH ALL VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE CLOCKWORK
TIMEPIECES I SELL
THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES
FOR THERE RELIABILITY OR ACCURACY
I ALWAYS RECOMMEND HAVING ITEMS
PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED AND SERVICED.
THE PICTURED
"ITALIAN VASES & ANTIQUE CANDLESTICKS"
WITHIN THIS LISTINGS PHOTOS
ARE NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS SALE
THE SALE IS FOR THE
"CLOCK ONLY"
I TRUST TO THINK I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT
OF CLARITY PICTURES FOR YOU TO ASSESS YOUR ITEM
PLEASE DO TAKE YOUR TIME TO OBSERVE ALL THE PICTURES PROVIDED
THESE ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE LISTING DESCRIPTION
AND ALSO SHOW DIMENSIONS & CONDITION ETC
PLEASE DO ALLOW FOR SOME POSSIBLE COLOUR VARIATIONS
AS ONE DIGITAL MEDIA SCREEN MAY DIFFER FROM ANOTHER
I HOPE I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH A ACCURATE DESCRIPTION AND APPRAISAL
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES AND REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PLEASE DO CONTACT ME PRIOR TO YOUR PURCHASE
THUS TO AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY RETURNS OR DISAPPOINTMENTS
PLEASE FEEL ASSURED AND CONFIDENT THAT YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS
PURCHASING FROM ME
IT IS VERY RARE PROBLEMS ARISE
ALBEIT THEN PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME
AS I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO AMEND SWIFTLY FOR YOU.