A French Rococo ormolu mantel clock, the white enamel dial with…
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A French Rococo ormolu mantel clock, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, rail track minutes indicated in five minute intervals by Arabic numerals, filigree gilt hands, striking movement, the case of cloud-scroll form with grille-work panels raised on a scroll leaf base. Height 34 cm

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  • Filigree Work - Decorative Arts - Delicate decorations using fine threads of ceramics, glass or other materials to give a lace-like effect, attached together and applied as an ornament.
  • 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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