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A German FHS Mantel Clock with pendulum, further designed with dore bronze and kingwood veneer in the Boulle style mantel cartel clock, in the style of Louis XVth, unsigned case made in Italy and attributed to Imperial, movement made in Germany by Franz Hermle & Sons. The case designed with architectural shape made of kingwood veneers with foliate decorations, surmounted by a Dore bronze cherub figural sculpture. Below, a rounded arched cornice edged in Dore bronze with a male facial mask at the center placed over the glazed concentrically shaped dial door. The edge of the door has a rococo ormolu surround and central dore bronze ornament of sculpted figural scene in front of the base of the glazed door. The case edges have figural ormolu type mountings. The dial has two part round hammered brass dial with bold enameled Roman hours in white porcelain shield shaped cartouche form, each numeral separated from the next by gilt floral ornaments and gilt beaded rings to both the inside and outside of the hours. The hammered brass dial center has a plethora of foliate forms two winding apertures for the springs and stamped skeletonized machine made steel Chippendale-style hands. Mantle clock is Marked "Germany" 151-070. 21 cm.
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Boulle Style German FHS Mantel Clock
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