We Repair All types of French Antique Clocks, the Pictures are Just a Small Example of the Many Types & Style of French Clocks, French Antique Clocks are often Very Ornate, Very unlike our British or German Clocks which were made for the purpose of Telling the time etc, French Clocks where made to be decorative often depicting art Scenes on Porcelain panels & in good Condition are Stunning, The Brass Work often Guilded, Also there are many Styles of French Wall hanging Clocks such as Vinyard Clocks C1900 Pic 1 or Morbier/Comtoise Clocks C1820 Pic 5, Many Carriage Clocks were also French Made the most Famous being made by Breguet With Gran Sonia & Petite Sonia, i have had the Pleasure of Restoring a Breguet, he truly was the master of Complication, Also Another Fine French Clockmaker Ferdinard Berthoud c1760 made some fine Clocks, He was a Clockmaker for the French King & The Navy again i have had the Pleasure to Work on one or two of his Clocks, there are the more Common French Clock the Black/Marble Slate Style C1880 there were many of these made with various Movements made by Moginie or Japy Freris just to Name 2 , they are often in poor Condition with loose Pieces of Slate or Marble but can be Brought back to Life if all the bits are present, The Story on the French Slate Clock Goes that the Black Cases were made as a Sign of Respect to Queen Victoria on The Death of her Husband Prince Albert ???
