19th Century French Clock - Set of 3

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This vintage 19th century marble & dore' bronze clock set is beautifully designed in a Louis XVI motif. The clock … Read more This vintage 19th century marble & dore' bronze clock set is beautifully designed in a Louis XVI motif. The clock features a decorative hand painted round enamel face with Arabic numerals, enclosed behind a hinged glass door. Clock works are within a cylindrical bronze casing that is mounted & centered between two sculpted white marble "shelves". Stylish white marble columns rise from a footed Marble platform & support these "shelves". The columns & clock are embellished with decorative urn finials accented with garlands of flowers. The enamel face has a worn signature of the retailer's name, but also, has the legible address, 19 Bd St Denis Paris (19 Boulevard St. Denis). Boulevard St. Denis was a center for clockmakers in the late 19th century. The movement of the clock is stamped with an impressed shield bearing interlocking letters CM, centered between letters V & B. A raised circular shield with a star identifies a prolific maker called A D Mougin in Paris around 1895. There is a key wind movement with a French bell & a star burst pendulum with a deity face. The clock has a key, but it is not running & is sold as is. It will require a cleaning &/or service to tell accurate time. See less