Antique Giant Clock Faces

 

 

A Magnificent pair of very large 19th century Clock Faces from a church or town hall Clock Tower in southern France

 

 

A Magnificent pair of very large 19th century Clock Faces from a church or town hall Clock Tower in southern France. The faces were constructed with enamelled panels on top of copper bases, the enamel having been worn and cracked over the years so that now the copper shows through in several places, now stabilised but giving the old faces a wonderfully distressed look.

 

 

 

 



The pairs of hands are original and adjustable. The mechanism of the clock is no longer in existence. (Its possible to get modern electric movements fitted to make the clocks workable.) The Clocks are lettered with the makers name and address 'L.Joly & Huchez- Ferrieres- Oise'. The first photo shows the pair on either side of my house front door.

 

 



 The faces measure 80 inches each in diameter. circa 1860-1890.

 

 

Aeology at Relic

 

 

 

 

 



Aeology at Relic

 

Aeology at Relic

 

A pioneer in decorative antiques- or more precisely in that area where visual, historical and folk art meet- Malcolm has been in the business since giving up law studies - and given his passion for French and Mediterranean art and traditions, it seems apt that his London shop/warehouse nestles beside the Eurostar Rail Terminus at London's St.Pancras Station. One of the UK’s foremost dealers in naïve objects, folk art, fairground carvings and the visually decorative, he is driven by his love for objects that fire the imagination. Renowned for unearthing pieces with a rare magical quality, he sources the original, the one -off and the inspirational for regular long-time clients and dealers or for newer contacts seeking either something beautiful for their homes or just the making of a good investment.

 

 

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