![]() ![]() ‘The movement should also look clean and tidy, although because of the physical pressure it withstands every second of the day, parts will often have been replaced over time. ‘Damage around winding holes, especially on enamel dials, is a potential spot for repair work,’ Strafford explains. ‘Ask yourself questions such as, “Are the feet original?” “Has the veneer been replaced?”’ advises the specialist. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.Ĭheck the surface of the body and dial for cracks, tarnishing, rubbing and restoration. ![]() with a lidded urn surmounted by a conical form floral. The movement in the clock below is one of the first Berthoud built with this feature, and it was sold at Christie’s in 2001 for £322,750. A LOUIS XVI REVIVAL ORNATELY DETAILED GILT BRONZE MANTLE CLOCK, WORKS BY A.D MOUGIN, 1880-1900. This complication is known as equation time. In 1752 Ferdinand Berthoud, then aged just 25, presented a longcase régulateur to the Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris, which successfully adjusted for the difference between solar and mean time (which can be up to 16 minutes a year). We hold extensive stocks of back issues and you can use the Buy a back issue button to check availability and buy. ‘Paris is usually associated with the best-quality movements.’ The Clockmaker Index lists clock and watch makers with details of the magazine(s) in which they have appeared. ‘If horological wizardry is your thing, concentrate on the later Louis XV and Louis XVI periods,’ says the specialist. Mougin was one of the better clock makers of the time and obtained two gold. ‘French clocks from the first half of the 18th century tend to have fairly simple movements, so are often collected for the name attached to the ornamental appeal of their cases instead of their complex mechanics,’ explains Strafford.Īfter the 1750s there were a number of technological advances made within the movements of French clocks. AD Mougin was a famous clock maker in Paris from the mid 19th century forward. Christie’s specialists are always on hand to explain which names signal the best quality. Dial and movementįrench clocks can sometimes come with as many as three names attached - the maker of the case, the maker of the dial, and the maker of the enamelling for the dial. A.D.MOUGIN CLOCKMAKER FULLThe cases could do with a clean (use a cloth with hot water with a little soap, making sure not to snag the cloth on delicate items) and the movements could probably do with a service if you intend to run the clocks, but I'm sure they will come up really nicely.The 19th-century French carriage clock shown above has an eight-day movement (designed to be wound only once a week), as well as a full calendar, moon-phase dial, barometer and thermometer. The date you see is dates of the silver medal received by Marti, the movement maker - so the clock would date from some time after 1899 when this medal was awarded. A.D. Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock by the famous clockmaker Benson, 67 Ludgate Hill London. Eight day French movement striking the hours and halves on a coiled gong marked for A.D.Mougin and numbered 36702. Dimension: 80cm high x 48m wide x 17cm deep. Mougin Rococo Revival Onyx and Ormolu Figural Mantel. ![]() Mourey: Operation: Spring Driven, Pendulum: Working Condition: Untested. Japy Freres and Company was a clockmaker in the 19th century. Possibly made for the Paris exhibition of 1889. Mourey bronze d’ore mantel clock with Sevres style plaques. The rest of the clock would have come from other sources (dial, hands, case etc) and would have been assembled by the "maker" or retailer of the clock. Large 19th century Gilt Bronze French Rococo Cartel clock. The stamps you can see are for the makers of the movement of the clock. A.D.MOUGIN CLOCKMAKER SERIESMost makers also tended to make more one-off or small series of clocks, or use decorative elements in different combinations, so you may not find another quite like yours, but that doesn't qualify it as "rare", just that this was the way these were made at the time. The 19th century French clock makers didn't make a series of named models in the same way as the American clock industry, so you won't find names of these clocks anywhere. AD Mougin was a well-known French clock maker working in the mid nineteenth century. ![]()
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