Perfect column clock with a lacquered wooden case featuring a colorful print application on the lower part, created with original 'arte povera' (poor art) technique. The mechanism is decorated with embossed brass (thin sheet type) and hand-painted. The dial is made of ceramicized sheet metal, decorated and signed 'Berthelot à Varzy'. The case and mechanism have been professionally restored in our workshops. Lever escapement mechanism, overhauled with disassembly and cleaning of each individual part. Punched and recalibrated bushings. Lifetime warranty! Winding with rope latch and weights, including 'original to the mechanism'. Chime (Ding, with a large bell made of 80% copper and 20% tin alloy, original), chimes the hour and half hour (the hour is struck on the hour and at 5 minutes past). Chime winding at 7, time winding at 5. Early 1800s, Louis XV style. Of Parisian French origin. Measurements: cm. H. 235 width of the guitar tone 57 depth approximately 25... P.S. Actual cost of professional restoration: Mechanism €380 Case €350 = €730 For any information, I remain available. Do not hesitate to contact me! Lentini Juri cell. 3356078422 also WhatsApp!... www.lentiniantichita.com info@lentiniantichita.com N.B. All our items are sold with an attached certificate of authenticity, stamped and signed.