RELIGIEUSE

RELIGIEUSE,
Louis XIV, Paris ca. 1680. The movement and dial signed Louis Ourry à Paris (Louis Ourry, maître 1693).
Wooden case with applied tortoiseshell and gilt bronze. Gilt brass dial with white enamel cartouches for the hours. Blued hands. Movement with verge escapement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. Repetition, striking the 1/4-hour on 3 bells. Winding key.
60 x 33 x 116 cm.

1 hammer, missing. Striking mechanism, requires servicing. In good, restored condition. Three enamel cartouches, restored and slightly discolored. Key for the door, missing. Front corner bronzes and feet, later.