Large cartel and its bracket in Boulle marquetry of brass on a black background of Bérain-style foliage and rich ornamentation of chased and gilded bronze. Behind a circular glass door, the dial with white enamelled plates shows the hours in Roman numerals, and is underlined by a plate bearing the inscription MARTINOT (?) à Paris. The lower part is decorated with a Muse with a shell lyre and a putto on a Bacchus mask. The jambs are adorned with acanthus leaves and the pediment is centred on a bifron in a crowned cartouche. The ensemble is surmounted by an Allegory of Time embodied by Saturn with outstretched wings and a scythe seated on a terrestrial globe. The plate movement is numbered 1831.12 and marked VINCENTI & Cie 1855 Médaille d'argent (missing the balance wheel - some lifting and minor damage to the marquetry, the right side window damaged). The bracket is in the same style. Regency style. Total height: 155 cm approx. Cartel dimensions: 120 cm - Width: 48 cm - Depth: 19 cm Dimensions of the console: Height 35 cm - Width: 58.5 cm - Depth: 30 cm A cartel similar to our Regency period model with a movement signed CGG MESNIL in Paris was sold at auction on 4 May 2023 in Mantes-la-Jolie.