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A Louis XV style scarlet tortoiseshell boulle mantel timepiece
the case of typical waisted form with foliate gilt-metal mounts, the off-white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic sectors (chipping around the winding hole) within an egg-and-dart bezel, with ebonised sides, with twin going barrel movement, French, late 19th century -- 12¾in.(30cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 3)
the case of typical waisted form with foliate gilt-metal mounts, the off-white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic sectors (chipping around the winding hole) within an egg-and-dart bezel, with ebonised sides, with twin going barrel movement, French, late 19th century -- 12¾in.(30cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 3)