Offered by Antiquités Olivier Alberteau
General antiques dealer in Nantes
Regulator portico clock with columns veneered with flamed mahogany, adorned with finely chiseled bronzes gilded with mercury with quartefeuille motifs, friezes of palmettes,...
The dial with guilloché motifs in gilded bronze is surrounded by a white enameled ring indicating the miniutes.
Striking movement at the passage of hours and half-hours in very good working order.
Empire work from the beginning of the 19th century.
The dial signed Binte à Nantes. Received master in 1817, this watchmaker practiced rue de la Fosse in Nantes.
Width: 29.7cm.
Depth: 18cm.
Height: 54.5cm.