LOUIS XV BOULLE PENDULUM CLOCK ON CONSOLE MADE OF BRASS AND TORTOISESHELL.

Paris.
Date: Around 1750.
Maker/Designer: Denis Masson.
Technique: Boulle technique. Tortoiseshell; partially coloured and ornamental brass inlays. Gilt appliqu閟. Enamel cartouches.
Description: Rectangular pendulum movement with verge escapement and thread suspension. Locking plate
striking mechanism. Half-hour chime on two bells. Strike.
Measurement: Height in total 128cm.
Mark: Inscribed on the dial.
Movement and case in need of restoration (P/K).