Antique French Tortoiseshell & Brass Inlaid Boulle Ormolu 8 Day Clock Paris 1880 Mid-Century Modern which was first brought back

which was first brought back from the Americas in the late 1500's

bottles could be stored vertically or horizontally

this work can be seen online at the Ferens Art Gallery website

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Antique French Tortoiseshell & Brass Inlaid Boulle Ormolu 8 Day Clock Paris 1880 Mid-Century Modern which was first brought backSOLD A fine antique French Boulle 8 day mantle clock, Paris, circa 1880. The clock having a cast gilt bronze ormolu finial to the top, modeled as a tazza full of fruit, the case is made of tortoiseshell and is inlaid with cut brass panels, the arched top is mounted with a gilt bronze head of a cherub. The white enameled dial having twin chapter rings with both Roman & Arabic numerals and two winding arbors one for the time and one for the strike, the