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A French Ormolu Clock Garniture by Maison Marquis, 19th

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A French Ormolu Clock Garniture by Maison Marquis, 19th
A French Ormolu Clock Garniture by Maison Marquis, 19th
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Gilt-bronze, brass movement, enamel, glass
Paris, Maison Marquis, Languereau, second half of the 19th century
Signed round Marti movement, spring balancer, lever escapement
8 day duration half hour striking bell, pendulum
Bossed enameled and signed dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, delicately sawn and engraved gold-plated brass hands, minute hand with dolphin, bossed glazed lunette
High-quality and heavy Ormolu case with prominent base on four feet, decorated with rosettes, bows, acanthus, volutes, eagle’s heads and festoons with oak foliage and fruit, top in the shape of a vase
Dial signed ‘MSON MARQUIS / Languereau / PARIS’
Movement signed with marks ‘MEDAILLE DE BRONZE S. Marti et Cie’ and ‘LANGUEREAU PARIS’ as well as numbers ‘699’ and ‘9 2’
Winding Key
A pair of ormolu girandoles matching to the clock, each with four candle sleeves, profiled base with three feet, above that three volutes, decorated with foliage, grain, festoons and fruit, leading to four candle holders
Dimensions of pendulum clock: approx. 58 x 42 x 19 cm
Height of girandoles: 64.5 cm
Excellent and Luxurious bronze doré clock garniture by the renowned Maison Marquis in Louis Seize style. First-class quality from Paris! Perfectly staged alternation of polished surfaces and matte decorative elements
Fully functional, very good condition
Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU.

This splendid gilt-brass Maison Marquis Languerau splendid pendulum clock was made in the 19th century in Paris. It is fitted with a round Marti pendulum movement, with a spring balancer and a lever escapement with 8 day duration. The bell strikes on the half hour. Roman hours and Arabic minutes are shown on the bossed enameled dial. The gilt-brass hands are delicately sawn and the tip of the minute hand finishes off in the shape of a filigree dolphin. The lunette is glazed bossed. Above four feet and a proliferated base the Ormolu case rises, which is decorated with a variety of finely worked ornate elements like rosettes, bows, acanthus, volutes, eagle’s heads, festoons with oak foliage and fruit and culminates in a top in the shape of a vase. Matching the clock, of the same excellent quality there is a pair of marvelous gold-plated girandoles that are each fitted with four candle sleeves and are also richly decorated with foliage, grains, festoons, volutes and fruit.


The dial is signed with the marks ‘MSON MARQUIS / Languereau / PARIS’. The movement is marked with ‘MEDAILLE DE BRONZE S. Marti et Cie’ and ‘LANGUEREAU PARIS’ as well as the numbers ‘699’ and ‘9 2’. Included is a key. Pendulum clock and candelabras are in a very good condition with minimal signs of age and wear. The case dimensions are approx. 58 x 42 x 19 cm. Each girandole measures 64.5 cm in height. During in house testing the clock was fully functional. Long term precision and regularity cannot be guaranteed. (nlu)


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A French Ormolu Clock Garniture by Maison Marquis, 19th

Estimate €6,400 - €8,000
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