Boulle marquetry cartel in tortoiseshell and brass, richly d - Lot 209

Boulle marquetry cartel in tortoiseshell and brass, richly decorated with chased and gilded bronzes. The doucine dome crowned with a Renommée, centered by a mascaron and flanked by four covered pots, the edges highlighted with foliate scrolls, the dial with blue Roman numerals on white enameled pastilles, the lower part adorned with a polychrome enameled circular medallion depicting a gallant scene, the uprights decorated with terms, the lower corners with foliate scrolls, the whole resting on four toupie feet. With stamp and pendulum. Louis XIV style, Napoleon III period. 92 x 47.5 x 15 cm. (brass lifts, accidents and missing parts, notably the back door, enamelled medallion, missing hammer and key).