"Boulle Marquetry Cartel Regency Period Signed Talon In Paris "
Large wall cartel and its original console in brown tortoiseshell marquetry and gilded brass decorated with flowered scrolls, very pretty ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes such as winding falls, the bronze of the door representing an allegory of Science, damping is decorated with the complete Fame of its trumpet, the console decorated with Spanish spigots on the front uprights The movement is signed Talon le fils in Paris in perfect working order, sun balance, Brocot escapement modified in the 19th century, complete with its keys and bell, the hammer to be revised (works on its stem) The dial has enameled cartridges Marquetry in good general condition, small losses and wear from use in particular on a small side of the cap Is referenced Louis Talon master watchmaker in 1719 total height 108cm console width 39 depth 19cm The cartel width 34 depth 14 cm wrought iron fixing clips in perfect condition