HIGH VICTORIAN INLAID BLACK MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK

Description HIGH VICTORIAN INLAID BLACK MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK CIRCA 1870. FINE QUALITY MANTEL CLOCK OF LARGE PROPORTIONS FROM THE PERIOD IN VICTORIAS REIGN WHEN IT WAS IN VOGUE TO COMMEMORATE THE DEATH OF PRICE ALBERT.  SHAPED ARCHITECTURAL TOP WITH CARVED CHERUBS EITHER SIDE OF AN URN. CENTRAL BRASS CLOCK FACE WITH ROMAN NUMERALS, FLANKED EITHER SIDE BY EGYPTIAN STYLE MOUNTS.  CONTRASTING VEINED MARBLE DECORATION WITH FURTHER CARVED AND PAINTED DECORATION. FITTED WITH A FRENCH JAPY FRERES 8 DAY MOVEMENT, WHICH IS STAMPED.  WE RECOMMEND THIS MOVEMENT IS PROFESSIONALLY SERVICED FOR ACCURATE TIME KEEPING. STANDING ON A PLINTH BASE.  VERY HEAVY ITEM. MINOR CHIP TO TOP (PHOTOGRAPHED) VERY MINOR EXPECTED CHIPS TO BASE.