Neoclassical SÈvres Clock Garniture with Ormolu Mounts
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A three piece neoclassical ormolu and SÈVres clock garniture, 19th century, with maker's mark for Vincenti Et Cie, an architectural style clock with gong strike, having a stepped pediment and porcelain columns, the enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals to cartouches, centred with a painted figural medallion, ormolu mounted vases decorated with a lady in 18th century dress to one vase, a courting gentleman to the other, height 32 cm, width 20 cm, depth 14 cm
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- 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.
- Chapter Ring - A separate metal plate on the face of a clock, on which the numerals for the hours and sometimes parts of the hours, are displayed, usually wheel shaped and sitting on top of the dial plate. The chapter ring is often a feature of the clock and can be silvered or enamelled to stand as a contrast to its background. The hours are usually shown in Roman numerals, although in the late 19th and earlt 20th century, Arabic numerals became fashionable.
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