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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
Lot 277 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK

JULIEN BELIARD, PARIS. CIRCA 1780

Closed8 December 2011

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GBP 2,500

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
JULIEN BELIARD, PARIS. CIRCA 1780
CASE: of waisted form, with ormolu foliate scroll mounts, small cartouche-framed glazed panels to the lower front and sides, the kingwood veneers with floral marquetry inlays, solid rear door DIAL: white enamel, signed 'JULIEN BELIARD/A PARIS', pierced and engraved ormolu hands MOVEMENT: twin barrels, silk suspension to anchor escapement, countwheel strike on bell; pendulum, key
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high; 8¾ in. (22.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. 915 cm.0 deep

By descent in the ancient Scottish Blantyre family, whose seats include Erskine House, Renfrewshire and Lennoxlove, East Lothian.

Specialist note

Julien-Antoine Beliard (b.1758-d.after 1806) is recorded at rue de Hurepoix in 1786. Known principally for his skeleton clocks, he used cases by N. Bonnet.