Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 237
A French "Boulle" Striking Bracket Clock, signed Louis Le Bon, Paris, 18th Century, caddied pediment, acanthus leaf and mask ormolu mounts, tortoiseshell veneers, glazed side panels, inside back door elaborately brass inlaid, 8-1/2-inch cast dial with twelve enamel blue Roman numeral cartouches, dial centre with urn and scroll decoration and a bust within an oval cartouche, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a top mounted bell, silk suspension, movement backplate signed, 65cm high, together with the 18th Century "Boulle" Wall Bracket, 33cm high, (2)Case with small cracks to the tortoiseshell veneers in parts, ormolu metal mounts have discoloured throughout but have a good aged patina, pediment with one rivet missing to the front, top finials appear to be later, case back with signs of woodworm holes which appears to be non-active now, glass panels are complete and clean, dial enamel cartouches with minor chips in parts and one minor crack to the 6 o clock numeral, movement looks clean, movement is working and striking, with a later pendulum. Wall bracket with metal mounts discoloured but have a good aged patina, back board of the bracket with brass missing in parts and has been touched up now with gilt paint.
