Small cartel to be posed in the form of a violin,... Lot 255

Small cartel to be posed in the form of a violin, quadripod, and its wall bracket in blackened wood with marquetry decoration in the first part in brass on sea turtle shell (Chelonioidea spp) (pre Convention) with a brown background of scrolls, post friezes or simulated flutes. Rich ormolu and chiselled ormolu trim with rocaille decoration, such as: scraps, leaves, Amours in round bump or bas-relief, feet, frames or ingot moulds, espagnolettes with women's heads, leafy base. Twelve-piece gilt brass dial in white enamelled copper with Roman numerals painted blue for the hours. Movement signed DUFAUD in Paris, and suspension in Brocot. Louis XV style, second half of the XIXth century. Cartel height: 50 cm - Total height: 75 cm approx. Gilding wear, numerous accidents and defects, especially in the marquetry, missing side window, reinforcement on the console.