French Marble & Ormolu Mount Lyre Mantel Clock

A fine quality ormolu mounted white Carrara marble striking lyre mantel clock, circa 1890, retailed by Howell & James, maker to the Queen, London and Paris. A highly decorative clock with a swinging paste set ring surrounding the convex dial, which mirrors the swing of the pendulum. The extremely fine quality white Carrara marble case in perfect original condition, surmounted by a sun burst finial with applied swag floral ormolu mounts. The oval base with gilded inset mounts and standing on four turned and decorated feet. The decorative grid iron and paste set pendulum free swinging on the outer edge of the dial with spring suspension and unusual, for this type of clock, rise and fall mechanism. The convex enamel dial with Arabic numerals and floral decoration signed to the centre Howell and James, maker to the Queen, London and Paris, in excellent original condition. The fully restored twin train spring driven movement striking the hours and half hour on a bell, numbered 42. This beautiful quality clock is in excellent original condition with no damage to the marble and the original gilding to the mounts. A fine quality clock in excellent original condition with the movement fully restored. All of our clocks have been sympathetically restored and have been expertly vetted for originality and good working order. All clocks purchased from us are guaranteed for two years. All of our clock movements are restored by our horologist who works exclusively for us. Our horologist is a Fellow of the British Horological Institute (Fbhi), having 35 years of full time professional engagement in the repair & restoration of clocks, watches, music boxes & barometers. He was the recipient of the 1977 Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Bronze Medal. Please contact us for a UK delivery price. For overseas customers a fully insured door to door service is provided by our regular couriers, please contact us for a specific quotation. All of our clocks are securely packed and comprehensive installation and maintenance instructions are included.