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Clock "religious" style Louis XIV marquetery technique Boulle
| Materials: | Marquetery technique Boulle, tortoiseshell, bronze gilding |
|---|---|
| Era: | Napoléon III 1852 - 1870 (Second Empire) |
| Period: | XIXe siècle |
| Style: | Régence |
| Provenance: | French |
- Restored to original condition with original appearance.
- Full overhaul of watch movement, perfect working order.
- Perfect authenticity, without modification.
- Original gilding.
- Winding key & pendulum
- Operating instructions, how to start your clock.
- Certificate of authenticity, invoice.
- Ringtone on ancient bell, hour and a half-hour
Height: 54 cm
Width: 30 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Description
A so-called "religious" clock, reflecting the aesthetics of the Louis XIV style, made during the Second Empire around 1860, in the Napoleon III era. This type of clock owes its name to its design, reminiscent of the façade of a religious building, with its vertical elevation, columns, and pediment. The mechanism is stamped by the clockmaker Vincenti, a renowned 19th-century Parisian manufacturer, listed in Tardy's Dictionary of French Clockmakers.
The façade, a large glazed door with a working lock and key, features an ordered architectural structure centered around a large circular dial with Roman numerals, set within a molded frame. The entire piece is lined with black velvet, enhancing the legibility of the dial and the delicate openwork hands. The dial is framed by two columns topped with gilt-bronze Corinthian capitals, supporting a richly decorated entablature.
The upper section is adorned with an openwork balustrade in gilt bronze, surmounted by finials. The veneer is executed using the Boulle marquetry technique, combining gilt brass and pewter inlaid on a tortoiseshell background, forming scrolls, arabesques, and Baroque-inspired plant motifs. The sides are covered with large tortoiseshell leaves, framed by gilt brass fillets, accentuating the contrast between the depth of the red and brown tones of the tortoiseshell and the metallic sheen of the inlays. A small glazed opening allows a glimpse of the internal movement. This opening is highlighted by a chased gilt bronze frame, whose design evokes the pattern of a stained-glass window, symbolically recalling the religious architecture that gave its name to this type of clock.
In the lower part of the façade, a large, finely chased gilt-bronze ornament depicts two winged figures (putti) holding a garland and framing a central cartouche, surmounting a Baroque mascaron—a composition typical of the Louis XIV decorative repertoire.
The entire woodwork has been finished with a French polish, a traditional technique that protects the surface, enhances the contrasts in texture, and adds depth and luminosity to the marquetry.
Original mechanism intact, without modification. The hours and half-hours are struck on a gong, with a clear and authentic sound.
Questions
Easily pay for your purchases using our highly protected bank card system with SSL certificate and 256 bit encryption, ensuring confidentiality when any information is transferred. On a web browser, the OVH SSL certificate activates the HTTPS protocol and displays a padlock in the navigation bar. This shows that any transaction is encrypted and confidential, and that your website address has been authenticated.
Our items mainly stem from the inheritance of objects, preciously looked after over numerous generations. There is a stringent selection process for each object ensuring perfect authenticity and the optimal amount of gilding
We do not use the term “Restoration”, which implies a significant transformation or major repair that modifies an object’s authenticity or original appearance. Each object is completely dismantled, then thoroughly cleaned part by part; our cleaning technique restores shine without adversely affecting the gold. We then put the clock back together, returning all the various parts to their origin location, as well as all the nuts and screws. Subsequently, the item is inspected to ensure it is perfectly even, symmetrical, and smooth, etc.
The clock’s movement undergoes a complete overhaul; it is totally dismantled, cleaned and each individual part is polished. The duration of this procedure affects the shine: we prefer to obtain a brilliant shine, in keeping with the gilding of the object. To increase the strength and quality of the gears, we apply a very important procedure, known as bouchonnage, to correct for wear accumulated over years of operation, consisting in the placing cork of stoppers in any pivot holes that have become deformed by wear. After the clock has been completely reassembled, it is tested over a long period of time to ensure that the movement, as well as the hour and half-hour strikes, are operating correctly.
- Akzeptierte Kreditkarten: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, Discover und Diners Club.
- Bank transfer: You can also send us a copy of the bank transfer order to speed up the processing of your order.
Upon dispatch of your order, you will be sent a parcel tracking number by email.
Delivery anywhere in the world.
France: - Clocks: 3 days preparation work + 2 days for delivery - Total: 5 business days - Decorative objects: 1 days preparation work + 2 days for delivery - Total: 3 business days
Europe - Clocks: 3 days preparation work + 3 days for delivery - Total: 6 business days - Decorative objects: 1 day preparation work + 3 days for delivery - Total: 6 business days
Other countries - Clocks: 3 days preparation work + 3-8 days for delivery - Decorative objects: 1 days preparation work + 3-8 days for delivery
Easily pay for your purchases using our highly protected bank card system with SSL certificate and 256 bit encryption, ensuring confidentiality when any information is transferred. On a web browser, the OVH SSL certificate activates the HTTPS protocol and displays a padlock in the navigation bar. This shows that any transaction is encrypted and confidential, and that your website address has been authenticated.
You will receive—by email and a paper version—an explanatory document containing all the necessary instructions and recommendations for operating your clock. We also provide assistance over the phone to guide you through the start-up procedure. Of course, we will continue to be available—by both telephone and email—to answer any questions you may have. For calls in German or English, please make an appointment first via email, providing us with your telephone number, and the date and time you wish to contact us. Contact.
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By email, you will be sent: - confirmation of your order & payment - Parcel tracking information
Every purchase comes with a certificate of authenticity and an invoice
High quality certificate of authenticity printed on photo paper with text and photos providing all the information concerning your object. Detailed invoice indicating the price paid for the object.
