an original antique rosewood and lemon wood inlayed french portico clock circa:1870

An Original Antique Rosewood and Lemon Wood Inlayed French Portico Clock Circa:1870
With original fully serviced and cleaned movement stamped for Japy and Retailers mark Linet Aine Rue des Fontaines du Temple Paris, It is known that Linet was based on this address in 1850. with original pendulum in working order, striking on a bell the full and half hour, running for a week.
The case with fine inlay and beautiful impressive twisted Columns.
Whole over still with the original gilding in good original used condition and beautiful patination.
With very rich fine cast gilding ornaments around the dial and pendulum, interesting to see is the woman's head on top of the dial surround.
With key.
To your information it is interesting to find a portico clock with twisted columns in natural coloured wood simulating natural rosewood grain, usually you find twisted column portico clocks with black columns.
47.5cm high 24.5cm wide 13.5cm deep
Price: £745,--
To your information, all the clocks we sell are fully serviced, this is done in our own workshop.
The movements are dismantled and fully cleaned and our clocks are in working order.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: BAFNCKEFP

Maker/Artist:

Japy

Materials:

rosewood and lemon wood

Width (cm):

24.5

Height (cm):

47.5

Depth (cm):

13.5

Please note that this price may NOT include delivery charges which the seller may charge extra for.

koos limburg jnr

Koos limburg jnr. was born in the Netherlands, but since 1994 lives in Scotland.   Over those years he has build up a well established and well respected antique business by participation only on important antique fairs in the uk as well as at the continent.   Koos specialises in high quality antiques over the whole range, with the result that he has sold many items to museums whole over the world.   That’s why his slogan is: “”or the new collector and the museum director.”   Koos has a specialist knowledge for all the antiques he offers for sale. His fair display is well known and he is renowned for his imposing artistic and dramatic presentation stands in which he displays his collection of antiques, reflecting their excellent quality.   He does not want to be identified as a specialist in one particular field or another, with the result that you can find anything and everything on his stand, covering the whole range of rare and unusual quality items of interest to the first time collector up to the museum director.   His parents have been very influential in supporting him and have imbued him a detailed knowledge of, and a huge enthusiasm for the antiques business.   Koos feels extremely privileged to have access to such invaluable expertise and guidance together with access to a well stocked family library about works of art and antiques to enable him to carry out detailed research.   Koos guarantees to any potential collector that they are in experienced and reputable hands and that all items displayed have been thoroughly researched by him.

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