A Louis XV ormolu-mounted, brass-inlaid, tortoiseshell and boulle maquetry striking bracket clock, on wall bracket
Paliard, Besancon, mid 18th century
The waisted case with foliate scrolling mounts and overall brass-inlaid with foliate motifs, the repousse gilt-metal dial inset with white enamel cartouches, the twin-barrel movement with verge escapement, countwheel strike on bell, the backplate signed Paliard a Besancon, the wall bracket conformingly decorated; doorkey, winding key and pendulum
123 cm. high overall (2)
A Louis XV ormolu-mounted, brass-inlaid, tortoiseshell and boulle maquetry striking bracket clock, on wall bracket
Paliard, Besancon, mid 18th century
The waisted case with foliate scrolling mounts and overall brass-inlaid with foliate motifs, the repousse gilt-metal dial inset with white enamel cartouches, the twin-barrel movement with verge escapement, countwheel strike on bell, the backplate signed Paliard a Besancon, the wall bracket conformingly decorated; doorkey, winding key and pendulum
123 cm. high overall (2)
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