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FIEFFÉ, PARIS, MID 18TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL, BRASS, MOTHER-OF-PEARL RED AND GREEN STAINED HORN BOULLE MARQUETRY STRICKING BRACKET CLOCK ON WALL BRACKET
Fieffé, Paris, mid 18th century
The waisted case with glazed side panels surmounted by a figure emblematic for Music, inlaid in contre-partie overall and decorated with ormolu foliate C-scrolls, masks and dragons, the cast dial inset with enamel cartouches, signed Fieffé De Lobseruatoire, the eight-day twin-barrel movement, signed on the backplate, with five pillars, verge escapement with silk suspension, countwheel strike on one bell above, the wall bracket with conforming mounts and marquetry; pendulum, winding key, door key
99 cm. high
Fieffé, Paris, mid 18th century
The waisted case with glazed side panels surmounted by a figure emblematic for Music, inlaid in contre-partie overall and decorated with ormolu foliate C-scrolls, masks and dragons, the cast dial inset with enamel cartouches, signed Fieffé De Lobseruatoire, the eight-day twin-barrel movement, signed on the backplate, with five pillars, verge escapement with silk suspension, countwheel strike on one bell above, the wall bracket with conforming mounts and marquetry; pendulum, winding key, door key
99 cm. high
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