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Lot n° 175

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in white marble, chased bronze and gilt. The white enameled dial, signed Schmidt in Paris (master watchmaker, 1781), indicates hours and minutes in Arabic numerals. It is set in a balloon, surmounted by a flowering vase. It supports a nacelle holding a bouquet of flowers between two flags. Beaded rows, foliate friezes. The base rests on flattened ball feet. Louis XVI period Height: 45 - Width: 31 cm - Depth: 13 cm (Worn, one rod missing, with its key)