Ourry, a Paris, an ebonized Pendule Religieuse with Boulle work front, the case with molded base and turned feet, case sides with tombstone arch windows, case front with tortoise shell veneers and foliate form brass and pewter inlays, door glass with cast
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24 October 2024
case with a thick layer of ebonizing on all interior and exterior surfaces, Boulle work with minor lifting, minor losses and repairs, turned feet replaced, central finial replaced, minor damage from powder post beetle or other wood boring insect, repairs to top molding, dial and hands with minor tarnish, hands replaced, mount with minor losses to gilding, movement with 19th century modifications to escapement, suspension, and strike work, ticks and strikes
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Ourry
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1400.00
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Ourry, a Paris, an ebonized Pendule Religieuse with Boulle work front, the case with molded base and turned feet, case sides with tombstone arch windows, case front with tortoise shell veneers and foliate form brass and pewter inlays, door glass with cast, arched, beaded trim, top with arched, molded tympanum, flanking plinths, and three finials, dial plate lined with deep blue velvet, engraved brass Roman numeral dial with Arabic minutes, fancy cast brass hands, and with cast, gilt brass mount below 6:00, consisting of a balustrade on a molded base supporting foliate ornamented S scrolls, and surmounted by putti, with central enamel cartouche marked "Ourry A Paris", rectangular movement with five baluster form pillars and large barrels, recoil escapement, and counting the hours on a bell, back plate also signed case with a thick layer of ebonizing on all interior and exterior surfaces, Boulle work with minor lifting, minor losses and repairs, turned feet replaced, central finial replaced, minor damage from powder post beetle or other wood boring insect, repairs to top molding, dial and hands with minor tarnish, hands replaced, mount with minor losses to gilding, movement with 19th century modifications to escapement, suspension, and strike work, ticks and strikes
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