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Original Antique Rosewood & Lemon Wood Inlayed French Portico Clock c.1870 (1 of 9)
Koos Limburg Jnr
Flag of United KingdomAngus (Forfarshire), UK
Koos Limburg Jnr. was born in the Netherlands, but has lived in Scotland since 1994 Over the years he has build up a well established and well respected antique business by participation only on important antique fairs in the UK as well as at the continent. Koos has specialised in high quality antiques over the whole range, with the result that he has sold many items to museums whole over the world. That’s why his slogan is: “for the new collector and the museum director.” Koos has a specialist knowledge for all the antiques he offers for sale. His fair display is well known and he is renowned for his imposing artistic and dramatic presentation stands in which he displays his collection of antiques, reflecting their excellent quality. He does not want to be identified as a specialist in one particular field or another, with the result that you can find anything and everything on his stand, covering the whole range of rare and unusual quality items of interest to the first time collector up to the museum director. His parents have been very influential in supporting him and have imbued him a detailed knowledge of, and a huge enthusiasm for the antiques business. Koos feels extremely privileged to have access to such invaluable expertise and guidance together with access to a well stocked family library about works of art and antiques to enable him to carry out detailed research. Koos guarantees to any potential collector that they are in experienced and reputable hands and that all items displayed have been thoroughly researched by him.
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Original Antique Rosewood & Lemon Wood Inlayed French Portico Clock c.1870

REF: LA509235
£745
€870
$937
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Description
This is an original 19th Century (c.1870) French antique rosewood and lemon wood inlayed portico clock, with original fully serviced and cleaned movement stamped for Japy and Retailers mark Linet Aine Rue des Fontaines du Temple Paris, It is known that Linet was based on this address in 1850. with original pendulum in working order, striking on a bell the full and half hour, running for a week. The case with fine inlay and beautiful impressive twisted columns. Whole over still with the original gilding in good original used condition and beautiful patination. With very rich fine cast gilding ornaments around the dial and pendulum, interesting to see is the woman's head on top of the dial surround. It has a key. To your information it is interesting to find a portico clock with twisted columns in natural coloured wood simulating natural rosewood grain, usually you find twisted column portico clocks with black columns. To your information, all the clocks we sell are fully serviced, this is done in our own workshop. The movements are dismantled and fully cleaned and our clocks are in working order.
measurements
Height:
47.5 cm
Width:
24.5 cm
Depth:
13.5 cm
declaration
Koos Limburg Jnr has clarified that the Original Antique Rosewood & Lemon Wood Inlayed French Portico Clock c.1870 (LA509235) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1870
condition
All over still with the original gilding in good original used condition and beautiful patination.
additional info
Artisan:
Date of Manufacture:
c.1870
location
This Original Antique Rosewood & Lemon Wood Inlayed French Portico Clock c.1870 is located in Angus (Forfarshire), United Kingdom

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