Pendule en écaille, ébène et bronze doré d'époque Louis XIV, le cadran signé B. Martinot / Paris

le cadran à chiffres romains émaillés sur fond de cuivre gravé, de forme dite « tête de poupée », à décor d'enroulements, masques et vases enflammés

Illustration is accurate. Good overall condition. Wear to the gilding. Small cracks to the tortoise shell in places. Small lifts to the copper inlaid in one place. Very fine model.
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Balthazar Martinot l'Aîné, horloger ordinaire du Roi, installé quai des Orfèvres "A la Belle Image"