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Clock (pendule à console)
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Case: oak veneered with brass and tortoiseshell with gilded-bronze mounts; Dial: gilded brass and enamel
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Fletcher Fund 1961
Title: Clock (pendule à console)
Description:
Case: oak veneered with brass and tortoiseshell with gilded-bronze mounts; Dial: gilded brass and enamel.
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