"Boulle Wall Cartel Louis XIV Period Signed Delamare In Dieppe Late 17th Tbe"
Large wall cartel in brown tortoiseshell and gilt brass marquetry known as Boulle decorated with smoking Indian heads, scrolls, beautiful ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes including espagnolettes at the front corners of the console, it is topped with a young love as an ancient warrior, pomegranate burst on the amortization, the central bronze of the door figure Pomone with cornucopias, wearing a plume The movement is signed on the Delamare plate in Dieppe, the escapement was updated in the 19th century (blade balance) in working condition, it strikes half past hours, the gilt bronze dial with enamelled cartridges (a small lack on the IV) decorated with the royal crown and the bust of King Louis XIV with the attributes of war and of the arts, the clock rests on four seed feet In good general condition, this cartel was restored in the 20th century, dimensions; total height 102cm height of the pendulum 72cm length 32.5cm X 13cm the console height 30cm length 34.5cm X 19cm