An early Louis XV ormolu-mounted, brass and tortoiseshell-inlaid bracket clock circa 1735, with date aperture, the clock with indecipherable stamp, the dial signed Bertrand a Paris, the movement signed Bertrand Paris

Ormolu figural finial on top section with some cracks, not extensive. WIth scattered cracks and minor losses to inlay, some now restored. Dial with minor chips and hairline cracks to enamel, not extensive. Ormolu mounts regilt, now with traces of oxidation and surface dirt. Finial on bracket of later date. In good overall condition.
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