A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK

NICOLAS GRIBELIN, PARIS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

Closed23 March 2017

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GBP 22,500

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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
NICOLAS GRIBELIN, PARIS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
The case with a figure of Fame and flambeau urn finials, the dial with white enamel chapters, the twin barrel movement joined by seven pillars, with verge escapement and silk suspension, countwheel strike to bell, formerly with pull quarter repeat, the backplate signed 'Gribelin à Paris'; together with an associated bracket
The clock 36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep; the bracket 11 ¾ in. (30 cm.) high; 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Nicolas Gribelin, reçu maître in 1675.