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A LOUIS XV STYLE TORTOISESHELL AND GILT BRONZE CLOC

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A LOUIS XV STYLE TORTOISESHELL AND GILT BRONZE CLOCK GARNITURE
France, 19th Century
The garniture consisting of an eight-day mantel clock with a porcelain plaque face featuring Roman numeral hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes; with a spiral chime. The face set in a tortoiseshell veneer and faux tortoiseshell enamel shield form case with a bold gilt bronze C-scroll frame and feet. Shown with an attendant pair of five-light candelabra set on plinths and gilt bronze feet. The clock mechanism stamped ""Japy Frères et Cie"" ""10065"" ""9 . 10"" and below ""A . 1"" Includes pendulum but not the winding key. Condition: The tortoiseshell veneer on the clock cracked here and there; the veneer on both candelabra bases cracked and repaired. 27 x 14 x 7 inches (69 x 36 x 18 cm)
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