French picture frame wall clock.
French picture frame clock.
8 day spring driven time and strike movement with marble dial and applied porcelain numerals.
Make offer raingo freres paris napoleon iii french gilt bronze mantel clock 19th c ormolu rare c 1880 french portico clock with turret form movement.
The clock was named after the village of morbier located about 30 miles north to north west of geneva on a trade route la route nationale 5 between paris and geneva.
Some wear joint separations plexiglas in frame.
Overall length 21 inches.
At the same time that american clockmaking was coming unto its own french clocks began to see a revival in interest in gothic styling with clock cases taking a shape similar to gothic cathedrals.
Molded wavy edge frame with original ebonized detail opens and displays a dial surround with inlaid decoration.
There were also picture frame animated clocks.
French circa 1870 picture frame clock mounted with a time and strike movement.
This is a antique french picture frame clock.
During this time period three dimensional animated scene clocks were introduced.
A late 19th century french picture frame clock.
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The french morbier clock is known as a privincial clock to distinguish it from clocks made in major urban centres primarily paris.
It is a spring driven wall clock that repeats the hourly strike a few minutes after the hour.
This is part of the history of this type of clock.
Circa 1890 s recently cleaned product information technical specification additional information.