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Jacob Petit French Porcelain Mantle Clock
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Jacob Petit French Porcelain Mantle Clock. Beautiful porcelain case signed with blue ÂJ.P. mark for Jacob Petit, has a light peach colored background with blue & gilt highlights of flowing rococo style filigree and an applied floral strand of garland on the front of the base with a cast bronze top finial and dial bezel. Has a 3 in. silvered dial with open moon hands; French brass 8 day spring driven silk thread movement signed ÂLegrand Freres and ÂDupont a ParisÂ, half hour strike on a bell. In good condition and running, replaced pendulum, no breaks or hairlines in the case, has a few typical chips to the applied flowers. 15 in. high x 8.5 in. wide x 5.5 in. deep.
Jacob Petit, Porcelain Clock in Louis XV Style, France,
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White porcelain body, glazed, polychrome painting, gild dcor, enamel, blackened steel
France, around 1840
Jacob Petit (1796-1868) – French porcelain manufacturer
Signed brass movement with spring balancer, escapement, half-hour strike on bell and mounting for the pendulum
Penny mark ÂH I Marc Paris and numbering Â11567 on the movement
White enamel dial with Roman indices, blackened steel hands, profiled bezel, hinged housing cover
Dial inscribed ÂHry Marc ParisÂ
Base with underglaze blue manufactory mark ÂJ.P.Â
Rocaille-shaped case on low rectangular base
Contrasted revolving with gilt accents, floral motifs and fruits
Pendulum and winding key available
Dimensions with base: 30.5 x 20 x 11.5 cm
Good condition, fully functional
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 700 Euro
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The mantel clock is in good condition. Painting and gild dcor are slightly rubbed in places. The dial show fine hairlines cracks. During in house testing, the clock was fully functional; no guarantee on long term precision and regularity. The dimensions of the case are 30.5 x 20 x 11.5 cm.
Jacob Petit (1796-1868)
The porcelain manufactory of Jacob Petit was one of the most important and well-known manufacturers in the 19th century, becoming one of the major producers of Rococo style ware in the 1830s. Between 1830 and 1850, new manufacturing techniques were developed under Petit, he modernized production process, without sacrificing the craftsmanship. In 1834 he showed his skills at the exhibition in Paris, with varied new forms that revolutionized the manufacture of porcelain. His highly decorative porcelains, shaped in Louis XV style were very popular in England and France. (bde)
French Dore Bronze & Porcelain Mantle Clock
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French Dore Bronze & Porcelain Mantle Clock. The inset porcelain dial has a 3 in. gilt painted chapter ring with Roman hour numerals, open moon hands, floral center with instruments and a painted scene with 2 woman embracing below. Dore bronze case has an oversized urn finial on top, scrolled inverted corbels on the corners under hanging garland, turned bronze feet and porcelain panels on the sides. Typical, round, French brass spring driven movement, strikes on a silvered bell; movement signed Vincenti & Cie. In good condition, no breaks to the porcelains and case is good and clean with no repairs. 16.5 in. high x 9 in. wide x 7.7 in. deep.
French Establisment Petit Unusual Figural Dore Bronze Mantle Clock
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French Establisment Petit Unusual Figural Dore Bronze Mantle Clock, Circa 1830, 3″ engraved silvered dial, 8-day, small caliber circular brass movement with trademark, rare & unusual dore’ bronze mantle clock, depicting a formally dressed Viennese woman holding a silver cat in her lap, a very early clock with high definition and detail, very good condition with some darkening to the silver. Call it patina! Height 16″.
French Porcelain Mantle Clock
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French Porcelain Mantle Clock. 4 in. porcelain dial signed ÂSpaulding & Co., Chicago & Paris with black Roman hour numerals, black 5 minute numbers outside, gilt fleur de lis highlights, fancy pierced gilt hands and hinged brass door bezel with beveled convex glass; typical French round brass spring driven 8 day movement signed ÂS. MartiÂ, has an half hour strike on a coiled gong. In a large porcelain case having a pink background with blue trim and gilt highlights, large white panels with scene of a man and woman on the front, hanging instruments and flowers on the sides; case is artist signed on the front ÂP. PhilippotÂ. In good overall condition, has a repair to the front of the case on the face of the crest, chips around Âtime winding hole. 19.5 in. high x 12 in. wide x 5 in. deep.
French Porcelain Mantle Clock
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French Porcelain Mantle Clock. White porcelain case with blue & gilt highlights and enameled beading, painted scene on the front with a man kneeling before a seated woman in a garden, has a square domical top with corner finials; case is marked ÂFrance in good condition with no chips, breaks or repairs. 3.5 in. porcelain dial with black hour numbers, original hands, pierced gilt brass disc in the center, gilt filigree door bezel with beveled glass; round brass 8 day spring driven movement has a silvered platform lever escapement and an half hour strike on a coiled gong, in running condition. 12.5 in. high.
French Porcelain & Bronze Mantle Clock
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French Porcelain & Bronze Mantle Clock. 4 in. porcelain dial has blue painted hour numbers with gilt enamel filigree borders, gilt brass filigree decorated bezel and beveled domical door glass; typical 8 day round brass French spring driven movement signed Japy Freres, has an half hour strike in a coiled gong. The porcelain case has relief decorated winged angel figures on the front and sides, lions head below the dial, highlighted with blue and gilt enamel decorations and gilt bronze mounts and trim. In good condition, case is unsigned, no breaks, chips, cracks or repairs, dial is good with no hairlines, has some wear to the gilt painted decoration. 14.25 in. high x 10 in. wide x 7 in. deep.