19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT SEVRES PAINTED MANTLE CLOCK

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL FRENCH GILT SEVRES PAINTED MANTLE CLOCK. THIS CLOCK IS IN ITS ORIGINAL GILDING AND UNLIKE MANY FRENCH CLOCKS, THIS CLOCK HAS NEVER BEEN MESSED AROUND WITH. THE GILDED CASE IS CAST WITH A CLASSICAL DESIGN AND STANDS ON SPLAYED FEET. THE SEVRES PAINTED URN HAS A COUNTRY SCENE AND THE BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED LARGE PANEL FEATURES TWO WINGED CHERUBS IN A SKY BACK GROUND. THE PAINTED SEVRES DIAL IS CIRCULAR WHITE ENAMEL WITH A GARLAND OF FLOWERS,  HAS BLACK ROMAN NUMERALS AND GILDED HANDS . THE CASE IS SIGNED 'CRUNFAU' AT THE BACK.

SINCE THE GILDING IS ORIGINAL THERE IS SOME VERY FAINT WEAR HERE AND THERE WHICH ONE WOULD EXPECT FOR A CLOCK OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, I ONLY MENTION FOR ACCURACY. BACK MOVEMENT COVER IS MISSING AS SHOWN IN PHOTO. THERE IS AN OLD REPAIR, DIFFICULT  TO THE TOP OF THE URN SUPPORT, AGAIN I ONLY MENTION FOR ACCURACY, THIS CLOCK IS IN LOVELY CONDITION.

THE 8 DAY FRENCH MOVEMENT IS SIGNED A.D MOUGIN, AND STRIKES ON THE HALF HOUR AND FULL HOUR COUNTING THE HOUR ONTO A SPRING COIL. THE MOVEMENT RUNS VERY WELL.

COMES WITH WINDING KEY. A BEAUTIFUL CLOCK TO GRACE ANY HOME.

HEIGHT 43 cm

WIDTH 23 cm

DEPTH 15 cm