A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MOUNTED MARBLE PENDULE

Description:

late 18th century
H. 51,5 cm
Portal-shaped white marble case with elaborate fire-gilded bronze decoration, a vase-shaped finial and a decorative pendulum. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and finely decorated hands, signed: Piolaine à Paris. Large pendulum movement with an 8-day running time, half-hour striking on bell and thread suspension of the pendulum. Restorations and additions. Good condition of the clockwork, no guarantee.