Antique French Figural Mantel Clock Under Glass Dome – White Marble & Fire-Gilt Bronze, 19th Century

Lift the glass dome and you can almost smell the hay. Here is a proper 19th-century French pendule, all golden gestures and quiet ceremony, with a fire-gilt bronze maiden leaning on her rake beside a fluted drum movement crowned by a flowering ormolu urn. She is the very picture of a romanticised harvest, and the white marble base she rests upon keeps the whole thing feeling light and aristocratic rather than fussy. The enamel dial wears its Roman numerals with French composure, and the original glass dome on its ebonised oval plinth has kept her dust-free and dignified for well over a century.

The movement is signed beneath with a maker's medallion reading "Medaille d'Honneur", a flourish of period pride from a French atelier confident in its craft. It is honestly an irresistible bit of theatre: part timepiece, part sculpture, part stage set. Best of all, she still runs, complete with pendulum, bell and winding key, ready to chime her way into your hallway, mantelpiece or vitrine.

Styling & Collectors Inspiration

A clock like this loves a little gilded company. Set it beside our Antique French Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock Under Glass Dome for a pair of domed Gallic charmers that turn any shelf into a curiosity cabinet. Hang our Antique Oval Faceted Crystal Mirror with Ornate Gilt Frame above it to bounce candlelight across the ormolu, and flank the scene with our Pair of Art Deco Marble & Onyx Lamps to echo that cool marble base. For a final period note, our 1930s Art Deco Silvered Metal Vase with Floral Repoussé keeps the metallic conversation flowing. Browse the rest of the cabinet of curiosities in our full collection.

Details

• French pendule (figural mantel clock), 19th century
• Fire-gilt (ormolu) bronze figure of a harvest maiden with rake, beside a fluted drum movement topped by a flowering urn
• White marble base with a gilt-framed inset cartouche, raised on an ebonised oval plinth
• White enamel dial with black Roman numerals
• Movement signed beneath with a "Medaille d'Honneur" maker's medallion
• Complete and working: pendulum, bell and winding key all present
• Protected by its original clear glass dome
• Total height with dome approx. 40 cm; base approx. 40 x 17 cm; glass dome approx. 38 to 35 cm wide; plinth approx. 4.5 cm high
• Weight of the clock approx. 0.49 kg (shipped securely in protective packaging)
• Honest age-related wear consistent with a 19th-century piece; gilding retains good warmth and presence

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