Art Nouveau Cold Painted Bronze Clock by Seth Thomas, 1889

Absolutely stunning and really very large art nouveau mantle clock circa 1890 by the great seth thomas this clock is huge, I bought it thinking it was a normal size when in fact its nearly as tall as two normal bottles of wine. The casting is sublime, its cold painted and bronzed, the ladies expression is very peaceful and serene, the hair is what I love the most, how it becomes part of the clock and can be seen from all angles the dial is hand painted and porcelain, this would have been a very expensive piece to had made in its day. In terms of the condition I have cleaned waxed and polished it from top to bottom, the movement all seems present and correct however I don’t have a pendulum for it, I don’t have a key to wind it so haven’t tested the movement, really I bought it for the decorative function only the clock movement is stamped made in paris with the serial number 161287, it is also further stamped “medaille d’argent l manti et cie 1889” which translates to “silver medal l manti & co” what this means is this clock won the silver medal at the 1889 exhibition. Dimensions height 54 cm width 33 cm depth 23 cm