Ls. Mallet, a Paris, mantel or table regulator with center seconds, the polished, mahogany veneered oak case with gilt mounts, the base ornament with vines terminating in swans and flanking a central wreath, the column bases and capitals with crosshatch and leaf patterns, supporting the arch top with seven gilt stars above the decorative bezel, with Roman numeral, white enamel dial, blued steel Breguet style hands, large 8 day, time and strike movement contained in a protective, glazed cylinder, the movement with round plates, pinwheel escapement, and knife edge suspended, bimetallic gridiron pendulum beating half seconds
Mallet, Ls
Shelf or Mantel Portico
France
April 29, 2017