Cartel case "with lion paws" of eventful... - Lot 199 - L'Huillier & Associés

Lot 199
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Cartel case "with lion paws" of eventful... - Lot 199 - L'Huillier & Associés
Cartel case "with lion paws" of eventful shape decorated with brass, tortoiseshell and ebony marquetry, decorated with foliated scrolls and bronze ornaments, flowery buttons, masks on the sides, faun's head and foliated scrolls, resting on four lion paws. Gilded dial decorated with chimeric animals holding musical instruments in their mouths in a reserve surrounded by arabesques and shells, the hours with Roman numerals painted on enamelled plates (wear and tear, missing mechanism and state of ruin). Composed of old elements, model of André-Charles BOULLE. Height: 68 cm - Dial diameter: 29.5 cm Provenance : Castle of Mouchy-le-Châtel This cartel is typical "S-crates." In a state of ruin this cartel remains a rare testimony of this type of pendulum.
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