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Lot 449
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING CLOCK AND PEDESTAL
BOUCHERET, PARIS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE PEDESTAL 19TH CENTURY
Closed23 March 2017
Price Realised
GBP 12,500
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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING CLOCK AND PEDESTAL
BOUCHERET, PARIS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE PEDESTAL 19TH CENTURY
The dial with plaque below 'BOUCHERET / A.PARIS', the twin barrel movement with later anchor escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Boucheret A Paris', some later mounts; together with a conforming pedestal
90 ½ in. (230 cm.) high, overall; the clock 38 in. (96.5 cm.) high; 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep; the pedestal 53 in. (134.6 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.3 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43.1 cm.) deep
BOUCHERET, PARIS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE PEDESTAL 19TH CENTURY
The dial with plaque below 'BOUCHERET / A.PARIS', the twin barrel movement with later anchor escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Boucheret A Paris', some later mounts; together with a conforming pedestal
90 ½ in. (230 cm.) high, overall; the clock 38 in. (96.5 cm.) high; 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep; the pedestal 53 in. (134.6 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.3 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43.1 cm.) deep
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING CLOCK AND PEDESTAL
BOUCHERET, PARIS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE PEDESTAL 19TH CENTURY
The dial with plaque below 'BOUCHERET / A.PARIS', the twin barrel movement with later anchor escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Boucheret A Paris', some later mounts; together with a conforming pedestal
90 ½ in. (230 cm.) high, overall; the clock 38 in. (96.5 cm.) high; 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep; the pedestal 53 in. (134.6 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.3 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43.1 cm.) deep
BOUCHERET, PARIS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE PEDESTAL 19TH CENTURY
The dial with plaque below 'BOUCHERET / A.PARIS', the twin barrel movement with later anchor escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Boucheret A Paris', some later mounts; together with a conforming pedestal
90 ½ in. (230 cm.) high, overall; the clock 38 in. (96.5 cm.) high; 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep; the pedestal 53 in. (134.6 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.3 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43.1 cm.) deep
The clock: Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 3-5 April 2007, lot 423.
The pedestal: Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 2007, lot 24.
The pedestal: Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 2007, lot 24.
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