Lot 299
  • 299

A French Louis XVI-style gilt bronze worldtime cartel wall timepiece, third quarter 19th century

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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Description

  • Height 70cm
15-cm enamel dial with Roman numerals surrounded by eight subsidiaries numbered 1-8 for different time zones, movement with platform ratchet tooth lever escapement with the connection and resetting arrangement mounted on the backplate, gilt bronze case surmounted by an urn above a mask, hung with ribbons and foliate scrolls, the base ending in a berry finial, altered