Wall-mounted cartel and its console in brown tortoiseshell and brass marquetry, with a Love figure holding a cup and flanked by two stylized fire pots. The pediment is decorated with a female mask wearing a shell and flanked by foliage. The uprights are topped by eagles with outstretched wings and terminate in foliate scrolls. The circular dial features hours in blue Roman numerals on white enamel pastilles. The lower part is centered on a radiating mascaron surmounted by garlands of flowers. The whole rests on four small feet ending in a scroll. The console with rectangular doucine top is decorated with friezes and corner falls with foliage. With key, stamp and pendulum. Louis XIV style, late 19th, early 20th century. Total dimensions: 87 x 39 x 18.5 cm. (numerous chips to the marquetry).

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