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BALTHAZAR MARTINOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1700
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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS AND TORTOISESHELL-INLAID 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
BALTHAZAR MARTINOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1700
The case with galleried cornice, on later feet, the dial with white enamel chapters and enamel signature plaque below 'Balthazar/Martinot/Paris', the twin barrel movement with later Brocot anchor escapement, countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Balthazar/Martinot A Paris'
25 ¾ in. (65.4 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15.5 cm.) deep
BALTHAZAR MARTINOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1700
The case with galleried cornice, on later feet, the dial with white enamel chapters and enamel signature plaque below 'Balthazar/Martinot/Paris', the twin barrel movement with later Brocot anchor escapement, countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Balthazar/Martinot A Paris'
25 ¾ in. (65.4 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15.5 cm.) deep
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