Le Roy Paris, Rouge Marble & Ormolu Mount Mantel Clock

A fine quality French rouge marble four-glass mantel clock by Le Roy & Fils, 13 - 15 Palais Royal Paris, Circa 1880.   The superior quality case with moulded marble and shaped cornice with gilded bead moulding, over marble upright quadrant corners and bevelled glass panels surrounded by gilded cast brass moulding. Fully opening rear door and opening bezel to the front, with gilded brass interior. The shaped and moulded stepped base with gilded moulding decoration, over shaped gilded pad feet. The variegated rouge marble is in excellent condition, having a beautiful deep red colour. The decorative brass case mouldings retain the original gilded surface throughout and the interior has the original gilded surfaces. The fine quality fully restored 8 day four pillar circular movement, striking the hours and half hour on a single bell, with Brocot regulation, stamped to the backplate Le Roy & Fils, 13154 Paris. The clock keeps excellent time and the bell strike has a very good sound and tone. The original gilded brass bob pendulum with polished steel rod, a very good pendulum of substantial quality. The convex white enamel dial with Roman numeral chapter ring and outer Arabic numerals, with Brocot regulation square at twelve o’'clock, signed to the centre Le Roy & Fils, Paris, 13 -15 Palais Royal. A beautiful quality dial in untouched excellent original condition. Ornate gilded brass hands and moulded gilt brass bezel with a gilded brass bow decoration to the upper edge.   This beautiful quality clock is in excellent original condition with no damage to the marble and the original gilding to the mounts.   A fine quality clock in excellent original condition with the movement fully restored.   All of our clocks have been sympathetically restored and have been expertly vetted for originality and good working order. All clocks purchased from us are guaranteed for two years.   All of our clock movements are restored by our horologist who works exclusively for us.   Our horologist is a Fellow of the British Horological Institute (FBHI), having 50 years of full time professional engagement in the repair & restoration of clocks, watches, music boxes & barometers. He was the recipient of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Bronze Medal.   Please contact us for a UK delivery price.   For overseas customers a fully insured door to door service is provided by our regular couriers, please contact us for a specific quotation.    All of our clocks are securely packed and comprehensive installation and maintenance instructions are included.   For more information please visit our website. www.storyclocks.co.uk Le Roy et fils was a French company making clocks and watches. The company was founded in 1785 by Basile Charles le Roy (1765–1839), who later passed it on to his son, Charles-Louis Le Roy. Le Roy et Fils became successful and survived the turmoils of the French Revolution. It became clockmaker to Napoleon I, his sister Princess Pauline, Mme Mere and the King of Westphalia. After the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, it was a warrant holder for the Duke of Bourbon. A shop was opened in London, in 1854 at 296 Regent Street under the name of Le Roy and Son.[1] The name was later changed to Le Roy and Fils. A second shop was opened in London in 1885 at 57 New Bond Street. Le Roy and Fils was a British Royal Warrant holder to Queen Victoria, and was the only foreign clockmaker that held a British royal warrant.