French Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Ormolu Mountings and Dome
An antique French mantle clock with blue Sevres porcelain case ornately mounted in ormolu with eight day time and strike movement and Roman numerals. Housed in original glass dome with ebonised timber base, 19th century, the clock 13.39 in. high, the dome 16.93 in. high overall, internal 15.94 in. high, 12.80 in. wide, 8.46 in. deep
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- Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- clocks, mantle & shelf, material or style - gilt metal / ormolu 548
- clocks, mantle & shelf, period or origin
- clocks, type - under glass dome 198
- meat covers / food covers / dish covers - pewter 1,629
- Sevres (France) and Sevres style, items - clocks, material or decoration 122
