French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Cercles Tourants’ Striking Mantel Clock

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Cercles Tourants' Striking Mantel Clock

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French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Cercles Tourants' Striking Mantel Clock, circa 1880

Marble urn case, gilt bronze mounted and signed Thiebaut Freres, Fumiere & Gavignot Srs.Porcelain chapter rings crossing a serpents tongue pointer. The two-train striking movement is marked for Japy & Cie with a platform cylinder escapement, mono-metallic balance and count-wheel strike on a bell.

Ht. 17 1/2 in.

Provenance: Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.