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Console clock (Pendule a console)
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Marquetry combining tortoiseshell and brass, the specialitybof the celebrated cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle, was also practiced by many other Parisian craftsmen. This type of decoration remained fashionable for a long time, especially for clocks. This console clock is a simplified version of a model introduced by Boulle.
Title: Console clock (Pendule a console)
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Marquetry combining tortoiseshell and brass, the specialitybof the celebrated cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle, was also practiced by many other Parisian craftsmen.
This type of decoration remained fashionable for a long time, especially for clocks.
This console clock is a simplified version of a model introduced by Boulle.
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