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OF LOUIS XIV STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
OF LOUIS XIV STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The case of typical form, surmounted by a horn-blowing angel, the brass dial with enamel Roman numerals and signed 'Berthoud a Paris', the twin barrel movement with Brocot suspension and count wheel strike on a bell, the back plate with Marti trade stamp, on a conformingly decorated wall bracket
49 in. (125 cm) high;
OF LOUIS XIV STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The case of typical form, surmounted by a horn-blowing angel, the brass dial with enamel Roman numerals and signed 'Berthoud a Paris', the twin barrel movement with Brocot suspension and count wheel strike on a bell, the back plate with Marti trade stamp, on a conformingly decorated wall bracket
49 in. (125 cm) high;
Special notice
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