A RéGENCE FOLIATE CUT-BRASS INLAID STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK, WITH BRACKET, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A RéGENCE FOLIATE CUT-BRASS INLAID STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK, WITH BRACKET, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
THE CASE WITH WAISTED PEDIMENT WITH FLAMBEAU URN FINIALS AND FINIAL MODELLED AS SEATED MINERVA (DETACHED), GLAZED SIDE PANELS (GLASS LACKING), WITH HERM MOUNTS TRAILING FLOWERS TO EACH ANGLE ABOVE THE BOWED SIDES, THE DIAL WITH INDIVIDUAL WHITE ENAMEL ROMAN CARTOUCHE CHAPTERS (REPLACED) AND PIERCED STEEL HANDS, WITH ALLEGORICAL FEMALE RELIEF MOUNTS BELOW FLANKING AN ENAMEL PLAQUE SIGNED LOUIS OURY PARIS, THE LATER ASSOCIATED TWIN BARREL MOVEMENT WITH COUNTWHEEL STRIKE ON BELL; WITH RESTORATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS
34½IN. (88CM.) HIGH;
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PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOW OUR OPINION THAT THE MOVEMENT IS NOT ASSOCIATED TO THE CLOCK AND THAT THE CLOCK IS LATER THAN DESCRIBED IN THE CATALOGUE. WE BELIEVE IT TO BE 19TH CENTURY.

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