Console clock, decorated with marquetry in tortoise shell and brass and with gilt bronze fittings, on an oak core, decorated with marquetry in tortoise shell and brass, with gilt bronze fittings on an oak core. The bent corner posts merge into the semi-circular upper sill. The batter consists of volutes with flower and leaf branches. Among the grotesques decorated with gilded copper dial with numbers of enamel, cupid-shaped fittings with a dog and key. The upper sill carries a sloping top piece with a loving couple to crown. Clockwork signed at the rear: C.D.G: MESNIL à PARIS, anonymous, Paris, c. 1745 - c. 1749, softwood, oak (wood), rosewood (wood), brass (alloy), bronze (metal), gilding, h 85 cm × w 50.2 cm × d 23.1 cm
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Console clock, decorated, marquetry, tortoise shell, brass, gilt bronze fittings, oak core, bent corner posts merge, semi-circular upper sill, batter consists, volutes, flower, leaf branches, grotesques decorated, gilded copper dial, numbers, enamel, cupid-shaped fittings, dog, key, upper sill carries, sloping top piece, loving couple, crown, Clockwork signed, rear, C.D.G, MESNIL à PARIS, Paris, c, 1745, 1749, softwood, oak, wood, rosewood, alloy, bronze, metal, gilding
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