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GRAND CARTEL D'APPLIQUE et son cul de lampe en marqueterie dite Boulle d'é

The item was sold for 3 250

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GRAND CARTEL D'APPLIQUE and its lamp base in Boulle marquetry of tortoiseshell and brass, the dial with twelve enamelled cartouches showing the hours in Roman numerals, beautifully decorated with chased and gilded bronzes decorated with foliage, scrolls and allegorical figures. Movement plate signed "Igou à Paris". Wire suspension.
France, mid-18th century.
Height (excluding console): 95 cm - Width: 43 cm
Depth : 17 cm
(Accidents, missing parts and restorations)
We find a mention of "Igou" qualified as an "English watchmaker" in a 1763 auction catalog.