A rare, small Parisian bracket clock from the era

of Louis XIV circa 1720. Case and bracket in Boulle,

marquetry veneered with tortoiseshell and engraved

brass inlays. This type of inlay work was a specialty of

the famous Parisian cabinetmaker Charles André Boulle,

between 1642 and 1732.

The bronze-cast decorations are finely crafted and gilded.

Original, intact, and serviced 8-day movement with

verge escapement, hour and half-hour strike on bell.

Signed on the movement plate: LE BAIGUE PARIS

Dimensions: Full height 95 cm. Bracket width 36 cm

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