Large Clock Or Cartel In Boulle Marquetry In Brass And Tortoise Shell Louis XIV Style

Important mantel clock in the shape of a cartel in "Boulle" marquetry and chiseled and gilded bronze ornamentation decorated with brass foliage scrolls on a red tortoiseshell background, inlaid on all sides. Dial of the movement in gilded bronze and enamel cartridges. Ogee capital and cavet framed with fire pots The upper part, in the shape of a capital, is framed with fire pots. The central part presents a case containing a movement framed by four terms above a decoration of a draped character and the chariot of Appolo, pulling 2 horses. . It rests on a counter-base decorated with a central canopy or canopy and bordered with festoons, all decorated with campanes and supporting four large bronze sphinxes. Note: It is worth emphasizing the exceptional size of this Louis . DUMOULINEUF and H. MOLLE movement Paris rue Saint Louis -Marais 1860 then rue de Turenne 1870 (see page 206 dictionary of French watchmakers from TARDY). Dimensions: Height 90 cm x Width 56 cm x Depth 26 cm. This cartel is sold perfectly restored (cabinetwork and clockwork). Napoleon III period, second part of the 19th century. A very similar model is referenced in La Pendule Française by Pierre Kjellberg. Page (page 44 and 49)