A typical French Gilt and alabaster mantel clock with a figure of a boy with a plough. The movement was overhauled, the dial restored and the case cleaned and regilded.
| One We Did Earlier. A typical French Gilt and alabaster mantel clock with a figure of a boy with a plough. The movement was overhauled, the dial restored and the case cleaned and regilded. |
| Enamel Dial Restoration This is the dial as removed from the movement of the 'ploughboy' clock, before restoration. |
| A Postal Disaster... Heavy and fragile, alabaster is not the best material to send through the post. |
| ...With a Happy Ending After painstaking restoration and a complete overhaul of the striking movement, this delightful Japy Fils clock with Farcot style escapement is good for another 150 (or more) years. |
| Sometimes called 'slate', these cases are actually made of a form of Belgian sandstone. |
| Sadly, the shiny finish on these clocks does tend to dull and deteriorate over the years. By a simple process we can bring back the lustre and the charm of these popular mantel clocks. |
| A Few Odd Bits... A beautiful, delicate French 'swinging cherub' timepiece. |
| ....and Pieces. Well, it was once, until it met with some sort of accident. The movement was full of dirty water as well. |
| All Together Again With its restoration complete, the cherub sits elegantly swinging the hours away. |