165.     $500

B & L (Baume & Lezard?) lyre wall clock.  The 32-inch case is mahogany or darkly stained walnut with brass ornamentation on a lyre shaped case with the pendulum suspended from the top and regulated at the bottom by an inverted crutch.  The sculptured and gilded dial surround sits behind a convex glass in a door that hinges upward.  The pendule de Paris round movement is marked only “B&L”, which may stand for Baume & Lezard, watchmakers in Switzerland, in business since 1880.  I cannot find any documentation that they sold clocks, however, and cannot find another explanation for the B&L stamp on the back of the movement.  It is a 15-day runner, striking on the hours and half-hours on a nickel bell.  The pendulum is typical French style, more commonly seen on portico clocks.  No sales of a similar clock that I can find, so we’re going on the consignor’s recommendation.  $500-$1500.