French Ornate Ormolu Dore Bronze White Marble Lyre Clock by Farcot and Vincenti

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Seller: borisl ✉️ (1,522) 100%, Location: Sharon, Massachusetts, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 302190168264 French Ornate Ormolu Dore Bronze White Marble Lyre Clock by Farcot and Vincenti.

French 19th Century White Marble and Ormolu Dore Bronze Ornate Lyre Clock, Balance Escapement Movement With Vincenti Medal, also Signed by Eugene Farcot in Fully Working Condition

 

This is a nice elegant lyre clock. Bronze Ormolu, ornate hands and beautiful hand-painted porcelain dial are all in great condition. Outside of some bronze tarnish, which can be seen in the photos, and a few marble break repairs (see the last two photos), this clock is superb and fully functional. It has a Vincenti medal, but it is also signed by Eugene Farcot, with his anchor logo. Farcot was a notable French clock maker and inventor, famous for many unusual movement clocks. Many of his clocks are in museums, see more info about him below (from Wikipedia). I will include a key. Pictures speak for themselves, but do let me know if you have any additional questions. The clock measures 16.5" (42 cm) high.

Henri-Eugène-Adrien Farcot  (Sainville , February 20, 1830 – Saint-Maur-des-Fossés , March 14, 1896) was a French clock-maker, inventor, mechanical-engineer, aeronaut, occasional writer and one of the most celebrated conical pendulum clock makers.

In 1853 he established the Manufacture d’horlogerie E. Farcot  with headquarters, from 1855 (previously in rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75, Paris), in rue des Trois-Bornes, 39, Paris, wherein he worked until his retirement in the late 1880s, same as the successors, his son-in-law the Belgian Henri-Charles Wandenberg, or Vandenberg, until December 1903 and Paul Grenon (Wandenberg's nephew) until 1914. Between October 1855-March 1856 the company's name changed to Farcot et Cie, and in 1887 it was renamed Farcot et Wandenberg, although the partnership was officially constituted in April 1890.[1]

Farcot museum in Sainville.

Throughout his career path, Eugène Farcot was awarded with one honorable mention and four medals in the following expositions: Besançon  1860 (bronze), London  1862 (honorable mention), Paris  (1863 bronze, 1867 bronze & 1878 silver), as well as Henri Wandenberg, both with a silver medal in Paris 1889 and a gold medal in Paris 1900.[2]

In addition to clock-making, he was a member of the Société aérostatique et météorologique de France  and the also defunct Chambre syndicale d'horlogerie de Paris . The Musée Farcot , in Sainville, preserves memories of his life, travels and work.

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  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: Some bronze tarnish, a few marble repairs, otherwise a superb and elegant clock.
  • Country of Manufacture: France

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