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LARGE FRENCH NYMPHE STATUE CLOCK BY ROSEAUX
(Item: XC-1191)
LARGE FRENCH
STATUE CLOCK
BY ROSEAUX
(ITEM NUMBER
1191)
THIS
BEAUTIFUL, LARGE (21 INCHES HIGH) DECORATIVE CLOCK WAS MADE BY ROSEAUX
IN FRANCE IN THE 1880'S.
THE
NYMPH STATUE WAS SCULPTURED BY MONSIEUR PAR MOREAU WITH THE CASTING AND
MOVEMENT BY MONSIEUR ROSEAUX. ROSEAUX STAMPED HIS NAME ON THE MOVEMENT
AND AFFIXED A LABEL TO THE MARBLE BASE "NYMPHE DES ROSEAUX".
THE
HIGH QUALITY STATUE - NOTE THE FINGERS, FEET, HAIR ETC.- WAS CAST
IN SPELTER METAL. THE FINISH IS IN GOLD AND SILVER. BECAUSE OF IT'S AGE
THERE IS SOME DISCOLORATION, BUT THE PATINA IS GREAT.
THE
CLOCK SITS ON A RED MARBLE BASE.
THE
FRENCH MOVEMENT IS FRENCH STRIKES THE HOUR AND HALF-HOUR. THE CLOCK IS
OF EIGHT DAY TIME DURATION. THE MOVEMENT FUNCTIONS FINE BUT HAS NOT BEEN
OVERHAULED. A QUALITY OVERHAUL WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $200.00.
DIMENSIONS:
21
INCHES HIGH
13
INCHES WIDE
PRICE $1700.00
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