A French Louis XIV boulle inlaid bronze mounted 'religieuse' table clock, Goret

22.5-cm velvet covered dial and finely pierced engraved hands, engraved chapter ring with Roman numerals and outer minute marking, pierced gilt mount below with silvered signature plaque bearing the signature Goret A Paris, numbered countwheel bell striking verge movement with silk suspended pendulum and baluster pillars signed Charles Goret A Paris, replaced boulle inlaid case with ebonized moulded border, arched pediment surmounted by three finials, gilt brass mounted pilasters flanking the glazed door, plinth with protruding corners raised on gadrooned feet

dial in good condition, chapter ring/ signature plaque of the 19th century, movement from the late 17th century able to function and in good condition, associated pendulum, 19th century case in good condition, together with a winder, pendulum and doorkey.
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