A FRENCH BRASS CARTEL CLOCK

A FRENCH BRASS CARTEL CLOCK

RETAILED BY BOUDET, PARIS, 19TH CENTURY

the brass eight day movement striking on a bell and stamped 'Le Merle Charpentier F.ant Bronzes, Paris, 1210' and with a Marti et Cie pastille to the backplate, on a convex enamelled dial with black Roman and Arabic numerals and inscribed 'Boudet A Paris' and 'Lance Balancier', the Rococo style case with a patinated maiden and two cherubs amongst rocaille, foliage and swirling clouds, with a pendulum

77cm high