Dating from the 1890's comes this very elegant and stylish antique French clock with time and strike that will sound out the hours and half hour and make a wonderful addition to any room in the house.
Made in France out of Italian marble, on the top sits two gilded sparrows that have so much character and detail and really seem to come alive in their very realistic pose. You can look at these birds from different angles and really be amazed at how life-like they appear.
The clock measures 26cm across by 11.5cm deep by 30cm, and will sit so well on any shelf and will delight you when you hear it strike so beautifully on the hour and half hour.
Inside the French movement has all been completely serviced and overhauled and comes with our twelve month warranty and the marble case is so easy to look after as a simple dust or wipe with a damp cloth will keep it clean for decades to come.
This antique clock has such an incredible warm colour emanating from the Italian marble which graced with the two sparrows on top to complete it will really stand out in any home or office.
Stock# W251
Circa: 1890
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Time and strike meaning for a clock.
Many people call the time and strike on a clock the "chime", but the correct terminology for a clock that sounds out the hours and half hour is a time and strike function.
Put simply, this means that on the hour, the clock will strike or "chime" how many hours it is for example at 5 o'clock, it will strike five times. Furthermore it will also strike once on the half hour regardless of what time it is. So at 2:30 it will strike once, and for 10:30 it too will strike the once to let you know that it is half past the hour.
