DESCRIPTION:
Fluteau, a Montargis, an 18th century contre partie Boulle work bracket clock, the case with tortoise shell inlaid brass and gilt, foliate mounts, kidney shaped cast door with female figure at bottom, 25 piece enamel dial with center signed "Piettre a Montereau", fancy blued steel hands, rectangular brass movement with cylindrical pillars, large barrels, verge escapement, and count wheel striking, the back plate signed "Fluteau a Montargis"
CONDITION:
case with losses and lifting to inlays, gilding on mounts good, right rear foot repaired, lacking removable top, cartouches with hairlines and reattached to dial plate, some enameled components with filled losses, one minute cartouche replaced, hands good, running, strike train under power, but not releasing, suspension replaced, pendulum replaced, crutch replaced
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$600
PRICE SOLD:
$400
CIRCA: 1760
DIMENSIONS: 24in x 16.25in x 8in
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