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Green Boulle Clock

Miroy Fres A Paris

A Napoleon III green tortoiseshell, cut brass and ormolu mounted, Boulle, mantel clock. The shaped oak carcase decorated to front and sides with scrolling brass marquetry, standing on a stepped plinth base with acanthus scroll feet, the sides with pierced panels backed in red silk. The eight day Vincenti movement numbered 912, with Brocot suspension and outside countwheel striking the hour & half hour on a bell.

French

Circa 1870