A Louis XVI style gilt bronze three piece clock garniture France, third quarter 19th century

comprising a pair of seven light candelabra and a clock, the black, blue, and white enamel dial inscribed VAUVRAY Fres / PARIS / 37 RUE DE MARAIS S^t MARTIN, the twin train movement with the Vauvray seal and numbered 692

overall in good original condition with the usual tarnishing and dirt to gilt bronze, all the 14 bobeche are present, there is no key pendulum and the bell is loose as it is missing its screw, the clock garniture is well cast and gilded in keeping with the highest parisian standard of the time; some of the branches are slightly bent and askew. Please note that the movement has not been checked for functionality. However, the movement is complete and may be put into a working state by a professional horologist.
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