Lot 147
  • 147

A small French Louis XV ormolu mounted Vernis Martin quarter repeating alarm bracket timepiece, Mid 18th century

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Description

  • height 91 cm
21.5-cm ormolu ornate relief dial with blue cartouche Roman numerals, pierced blued hands and brass alarm disc, movement with four baluster pillars and shaped plates, verge escapement and silk suspended pendulum, pull quarter repeating on two bells, pull wind alarm on a single bell, waisted Vernis Martin decorated case, mounted throughout with ormolu scrolls and flowers, surmounted by a leaf finial, glazed door and sides, the interior with an heraldic shield, the shaped base raised on scroll feet, together with a matching ogee bracket