A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MANTEL CLOCK
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MANTEL CLOCK

OF REGENCE STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MANTEL CLOCK
OF REGENCE STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
CASE: Of eared rectangular outshape cornered by herms, the waisted pediment surmounted by a figure of Minerva, cornered by flowering urns, above Apollo on his chariot, the base with four horses above a lambrequin-hung apron, on stiff-leaf toupie feet DIAL: relief-cast inset with enamel chapters MOVEMENT: the four pillar movement with twin barrels and hammer strike on bell; pendulum, later winding key, case key and adjusting key
43¾ in. (111 cm.) high; 23¾ in. (65 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25 cm.) deep

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