Lot 172: A GOOD AND EARLY FRENCH LOUIS XIV ORMOLU MOUNTED EBONY VENEERED 'RELIGIEUSE' TIMEPIECE, DENIS

A GOOD AND EARLY FRENCH LOUIS XIV ORMOLU MOUNTED EBONY VENEERED 'RELIGIEUSE' TIMEPIECE, DENIS CHAMPION A PARIS CIRCA 1665

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
hinged velevet covered dial, gilt chapterring with Roman numerals, outer minute marking, foliate pierced and engraved gilt hands, gilt brass spandrels with foliage and flowers, foliate draped signature plaque covering pendulum hole signed Denis Champion A Paris, movement with four baluster pillars, verge escapement, silk suspended pendulum with cycloid cheeks, rectangular ebony veneered case, glazed door with pierced and engraved ormolu surround of flowers and leaves, interior back panel wih ebony stringing

height 33 cm