Louis XV Gilt Bronze Cartel

Louis XV cartel in chiseled gilded bronze on its violin shape, its base of enveloping Rocaille motifs (volutes, scrolls and fleurons of acanthus with flowered foliage, shell with wavy or pierced edges, domed glass) and worked on its sides with a fine openwork mesh of quadrilobed florets. Welcoming on the front a generous ribboned Musical Trophy (viola da gamba, oboe, flute, and fringed cushion flanked by palms, a branch of myrtle), stems of wild flowers, its white enameled dial indicates the hours, the minutes in Roman numerals, Arabic painted black by two hands. The Raingo fils movement in Paris, Quality Parisian work from the second half of the 19th century from the Napoleon III period. Learn more: With a beautiful balance of lines, this ample Cartel to pose with wise Louis XV finery deploys and counter-base entirely made of gilded bronze an undulating decoration chiseled with Rocaille motifs inspired by the plant or mineral world. Decorated with quadrilobed florets, a fine mesh adorns its sides with preciousness. A smiling figure in the round Mechanism revised by a watchmaker for repairing old clocks only guaranteed for 1 year Parisian work in the Louis XV style from the second half of the 19th century. Napoleon III period. Dimensions: H.: 45cm; -L.: 29 cm; D 16 cm very beautiful gilding. With its key and its pendulum.