CARTEL AND ITS WALL BRACKET OF THE LOUIS XIV PERIOD In tortoiseshell veneer and brass inlays, chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, the dial signed "THURET A PARIS", the movement signed "Thuret AParis"; small accidents Dimensions (cartel) : H. 72 cm (28 ¼ in.) l. 35 cm (13 ¾ in.) P. 18 cm (7 in.) Dimensions (sconce console): H. 24 cm (9 ½ in.) l. 38.5 cm (15 ¼ in.) P. 19.5 cm (7 ¾ in.) Provenance: Sotheby's Paris sale, February 23, 2005, lot 208 ; Acquired during the latter by the current owner. A Louis XIV gilt-bronze mounted, gilt-brass and tortoiseshell inlays cartel and its wall-bracket * Information to the buyers : For an exit from the EU, a re-export CITES may be required, this being at the expense of the future purchaser. * Information to buyers: For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense.