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An Impressive and Beautiful Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock (1 of 17)
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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LoveAntiques Dealersince May 2020

An Impressive and Beautiful Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock

REF: LA561170
£1,750
€2,020
$2,408
LoveAntiques Dealersince May 2020
Description
An Impressive and Beautiful Bronze and marble Mantel Clock. The bronze sculpture with the subject of Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino in Florence. After the original by Michelangelo in the Chapel of San Lorenzo in Florence Italy. The bronze sculpture still with the original dark chocolate brown original patination, the bronze is beautifully scrolling around the marble base finished with a bronze plinth. Still with the original beautiful enamel coloured dial and with silvered complicated hands. The movement is stamped for Gustav Becker in Freiburg, also with the stamp for Medaille D’or which Gustav Becker got in 1854. Interesting is to see that Gustav Becker made this movement in the style of the French clocks of that period. The fully cleaned original movement is striking on a bell every 30 minutes, interesting is to see that the movement still has the original early platform escapement. All over in original condition with beautiful original patination, there are no missing pieces or repairs. Continental circa 1870. 54cm high 21.5cm wide 21.5cm deep.
measurements
Height:
54 cm
Width:
21.5 cm
Depth:
21.5 cm
declaration
Koos Limburg Jnr has clarified that the An Impressive and Beautiful Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock (LA561170) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1870
condition
The fully cleaned original movement is striking on a bell every 30 minutes, interesting is to see that the movement still has the original early platform escapement. All over in original condition with beautiful original patination, there are no missing pieces or repairs.
additional info
Material:
Date of Manufacture:
1870
location
This An Impressive and Beautiful Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock is located in Angus (Forfarshire), United Kingdom
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