"Large Gilt Bronze Cartel Signed Gille In Paris Louis XVI Period Ht84cm Md Delafosse Th. Eighteenth"
Large carved and gilded bronze applique cartel decorated with lion's muzzle, draperies, pine cones; the top adorned with a covered vase, the enamelled dial AND the movement are signed "Gille" in Paris (Gille dit l 'Ainé et Gille dit le Cadet horlogers Parisiens well known), in good condition, to be revised, bell, balance and key, the suspension modified in the 19th century, dimensions height 84cm width 40cm, work of the 18th century Louis XVI period