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Lot n° 594

A splendid large Louis XV Boulle Mantle Clock...

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Paris, first half 18th cent. Louis XV Régence. Boulle ornaments, tortoiseshell with brass marquetry, filded bronze applications. Three-sides glazed case, in front figural allegories with animals as attributes, probably personifications of Europe and Orient. Case crowned by figure 'Bona Fama'. Bronze dial in relief with enamel numerals cushions and blue Roman numerals, iron hands. Enamel cushion marked 'Baltazar Paris'. Striking mechanism unmarked, pendulum thread suspension, half and full hour strike on bell. Minor age-related damages. Clock h. 116 cm, w. 48 cm, d. 19 cm; console h. 37 cm, w. 51 cm. -