A Louis XV Boulle pendule clock
‘Boucheret Paris’, horizontal spring-driven mechanism, five pillars, engraved signature, duration: eight days, verge escapement, verso pendulum, silk thread suspension, half striking on bell, gilt-painted bronze dial with enamel cartouches, blued steel hands, oak case, glass panels to three sides with two doors and Boulle marquetry, fire-gilt-painted bronze feet, doors, applied décor, flame and figural finials, 80 cm, France, mid-18th cent., age damage, traces of wear, no liability assumed for long-standing performance and accuracy, 1 pendulum, 2 keys, (HP)
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‘Boucheret Paris’, horizontal spring-driven mechanism, five pillars, engraved signature, duration: eight days, verge escapement, verso pendulum, silk thread suspension, half striking on bell, gilt-painted bronze dial with enamel cartouches, blued steel hands, oak case, glass panels to three sides with two doors and Boulle marquetry, fire-gilt-painted bronze feet, doors, applied décor, flame and figural finials, 80 cm, France, mid-18th cent., age damage, traces of wear, no liability assumed for long-standing performance and accuracy, 1 pendulum, 2 keys, (HP)