A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND CARRARA MARBLE 'PENDULE A CHAR'
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
CASE: modelled as a ram-drawn chariot mounted with three Bacchic putti, on a rectangular marble base and toupie feet DIAL: white-enamelled, signed 'Gille l'aîné/A PARIS', engraved ormolu hands MOVEMENT: twin barrels with silk suspension, anchor escapement and countwheel strike on bell, the reverse engraved ' Gille lneA Paris'
22¾ in. (57.8 cm.) high, overall; 24½ in. (62 cm.) wide; 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) deep
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND CARRARA MARBLE 'PENDULE A CHAR'
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
CASE: modelled as a ram-drawn chariot mounted with three Bacchic putti, on a rectangular marble base and toupie feet DIAL: white-enamelled, signed 'Gille l'aîné/A PARIS', engraved ormolu hands MOVEMENT: twin barrels with silk suspension, anchor escapement and countwheel strike on bell, the reverse engraved ' Gille lneA Paris'
22¾ in. (57.8 cm.) high, overall; 24½ in. (62 cm.) wide; 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) deep
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