Featured Any info on this boulle clock please?

Hi,
My dad bought this mantel clock in italy its supposed to be english maybe 20th century?

Any help welcome please im so clueless.

Big advance in advance.

 

Beautiful!

How tall is it? Any information or name on the movement? How much does it weigh?

 

Afantiques would be a wealth of knowledge undoubtedly. Is it possible to tag a member here?

 

@afantiques .......like this ?

 

Thank you! Now I see said the blind woman....

 

Well thank you! Its 39cm H and feels pretty heavy (probably because of the bronze). As for the movement I can try uploading other pictures because i really don't know.

 

Here are some more pictures..
thank you for your time

 

I see brass....no bronze..

 

Oops am I on the wrong forum?

 

Afantiques is a member here who is brilliant with clocks. He is English I believe and tends to be on here later in the evening. He should see the tag and give his insight.

 

not really .....AF is a member...not a forum..

 

Thank you for tagging him

 

af will probably want a look at the movement. If it's original, that will be a very telling point.

Boulle was made by sandwiching plates of brass and tortoiseshell and then cutting a pattern through both simultaneously. The bits are then re-arranged. A tortoiseshell ground with brass inlay is called "premier partie", but the process also produced parts for a brass ground with tortoiseshell inlay that was known as "contre partie". It looks like yours is primarily contra partie. Makes you wonder if there's a premier partie version of the same clock.

 

It appears to be a 19th C French bell striking clock in the 18th C style Popularised by several 18th C clockmakers before the revolution cut off the heads of most customers for expensive clocks.
A shot of the movement uploaded, and then select 'full image' please, thumbs are a pain in the arse. So are tiny pictures.
Do open the back door before photographing the movement. (works)

 

Now THAT'S a clock!! WOW!!

 

Wow thank you for this valuable piece of information!

 

Hi!

I am sorry for the late reply the clock was at my office
Here are a few shots of the movement.

 

It appears to be a 20th . C reproduction of the earlier form. The ting-tang striking movement is the giveaway. Not just for the type of strike but some constructional details.
Good quality but not antique.

 

Thank you for this valuable insight.

 

Hi and WELCOME Talissa!! On the DAY that you post your images only, you can go back and EDIT them and click on POST ALL IMAGES FULL SIZE....HUGE help to all of us!!! Also, giving size, dimensions, history...as much as you know about the item helps those in the know help YOU!!!! THANKS so much!!! Hope you enjoy this site!!!! NICE clock, BTW!!!!!