"Antique 19thc French 8 Day Bell Striking Red Shell & Inlaid Boulle Mantle Clock"
A superb quality French boulle tortoishell mantel clock. Red ground with fretted brass boulle inlay. The front glazed panel with a visible Louis IV pendulum. Gilt bronze case mounts and surmounted by a finial. white porcelain dial. An 8-day duration mechanism striking the hours and half hours on a gong. French C.1900.
Dimensions: Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 3.8 in (9.66 cm)
Materials and Techniques: Brass,Tortoise Shell
Place of Origin: France
Period: 1900-1909
Date of Manufacture: 1900
Condition: Good