A64/173
LOUIS XIV CLOCK
France, Paris, Vincenti & Cie
after 1855
Pendulum clock in Louis XIV style in wooden glazed case on four legs, 34,5x28,5x14 cm, ormolu relief decorations of pillars with corinthian capitals and pearl ornaments. Tortoise-shell marquetry and finely engraved yellow and white metal with grotesque motifs in style of André-Charles Boullé (1642-1732). Brass dial with engraved floral décor, Ø 15,5 cm, black Roman numerals for hours and engraved Arabic numerals for minutes, two black decorative hands and two winding points. Movement marked: "Vincenti & Cie, Medaille d`Argent 1855" and numbered 1463.
Condition restored.
Running well for limited time, need to be cleaned. Including key..