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a louis philippe rosewood and marquetry portico mantel clock
Inlaid overall with boxwood lines, the stepped top inlaid with a butterfly and scrolling foliage, the circular white enamelled dial with roman chapters inscribed POUSSAIN AU MANS, within a foliate bezel, between spreading columns with stiff-leaf capitals, the pendulum cast with a mask and flanked by scrolling foliage, the plinth and base inlaid with butterflies and scrolling foliage, on spreading feet, on an oval plinth and with a glass dome
51cm. high x 26cm. wide x 14cm. deep
Inlaid overall with boxwood lines, the stepped top inlaid with a butterfly and scrolling foliage, the circular white enamelled dial with roman chapters inscribed POUSSAIN AU MANS, within a foliate bezel, between spreading columns with stiff-leaf capitals, the pendulum cast with a mask and flanked by scrolling foliage, the plinth and base inlaid with butterflies and scrolling foliage, on spreading feet, on an oval plinth and with a glass dome
51cm. high x 26cm. wide x 14cm. deep