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Napoleon III Boulle Clock

Vincenti et Cie Rollin a Paris

A Napoleon III brass inlaid tortoiseshell and ormolu mounted Boulle clock in the Louis XV style. The shaped case surmounted by a seated cherub, above waisted sides finely inlaid with scrolling cut brass and centred by a mask mount, the front with glazed panel showing the inlaid interior and pendulum. The eight day Vincent & Cie movement with Brocot suspension and striking the hour & half hour on a bell with outside countwheel. Movement and pendulum numbered 1142.

French

Circa 1870