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A Louis XIV clock of similar design is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de La Pendule Franaise, Paris, 1997, p. 56, fig. B
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SWISS RETAILERS PLAQUE, A L'EMERAUDE A LAUSANNE, POSSIBLY FRENCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONIZED BOULLE MARQUETRY STRIKING CARTEL CLOCK ON BRACKET
SWISS RETAILERS PLAQUE, A L'EMERAUDE A LAUSANNE, POSSIBLY FRENCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The case in Tètes du poupeé style with conforming marquetry panels to the sides, the cast ormolu dial applied with individual white enamel Roman chapters, enamel plaque inscribed A l'Emeraude/Place St. Francois/Lausanne, eight day twin barrel movement with strike on gong, stamped to the reverse Vincenti; pendulum; winding key
94 cm. high (overall) (2)
SWISS RETAILERS PLAQUE, A L'EMERAUDE A LAUSANNE, POSSIBLY FRENCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The case in Tètes du poupeé style with conforming marquetry panels to the sides, the cast ormolu dial applied with individual white enamel Roman chapters, enamel plaque inscribed A l'Emeraude/Place St. Francois/Lausanne, eight day twin barrel movement with strike on gong, stamped to the reverse Vincenti; pendulum; winding key
94 cm. high (overall) (2)
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