Louis XVI Style Clock and Urn Garniture

A ormolu and Sevres style porcelain clock and urn garniture,…
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A ormolu and Sevres style porcelain clock and urn garniture, late 19th century, in Louis XVI manner, the clock with enamelled and decorated porcelain dial and eight day rack bell striking movement in an upright case of architectural form with an urn final, the accompanying urns conforming, each with a porcelain body decorated with a landscape and a scene of a courting couple in the manner of Francois Boucher raised on a plinth and platform base, the clock 47 cm high, 37.5 cm wide, 13.5 cm deep

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  • Manner of .... / Style of ..... - A cataloguing term where the item, in the opinion of the cataloguer is a work in the style of the artist, craftsman or designer, possibly of a later period.
  • Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
  • 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.

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