Monumental Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock by Maison Marquis

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A very unusual and quite monumental antique French Louis XVI style Napoleon III ormolu mantel clock by Maison Marquis, the Movement by Languereau, Paris, 1860: surmounted by an urn issuing flower swags, the rectangular body with beveled glazed front and sides, the dial encircled by ribbon-tied flower garlands above a scrolled anthemion frieze centered to front and back by a female mask, above draped labrequins, the reverse of the wreath mount stamped indistinctly with letters DIAL: the white enamel dial inscribed ‘Mson Marquis Languereau Paris’ Movement: twin barrel movement with Brocot escapement and rack striking on bell, stamped ‘Languereau Paris’, with original sunburst pendulum, and winding key. The original ormolu base with a centered Medusa head exceptionally hand-chiseled just as the rest of the cast and hand-chiseled ormolu. Clocks of this size and quality are exceptionally rare, and were made either by commission for a noble family or made for Exposition Universelle. Marked MSON MARQUIS – LANGUEREAU & Cie. – À PARIS,
French, circa 1860.
 
Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)
Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)
Depth: 12.25 in (31.12 cm)