French 19th Century Brevet Mantle Clock with Brass Movement
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Brevet French 19th century mantle clock, polished emboyna and ebony mantle clock with brass eight day movement, marked to dial Hrt Marc Paris
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- Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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