Clock - Wood, Metal, Brass, Enamel - 1850-1900

Beautiful French bull’s-eye (oeil de boeuf) or ossenoog dating from the 19th century, the Napoleon III period (1850-1880)

The flowing, graceful edge of the wooden case is characteristic of French clockmaking of the era.
The wooden case is richly decorated with much mother-of-pearl inlay. In addition, there are fine geometric patterns and floral motifs made from different kinds of veneer.

The dial has cartouches of white enamel with Roman numerals that are painted in blue. This often indicates a more luxurious edition.
There are 2 holes in the dial, one for the movement and one for the striking mechanism. The striking mechanism sounds on the hours and half-hours on an internal gong. This is an 8-day pendulum clock. The pendulum and key are included and are in good working order.

This lot will be shipped by Bpost or can be picked up in 3850 Nieuwerkerken - Belgium