A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID HORN AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY QUARTER-STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
Lot 511

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID HORN AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY QUARTER-STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK

GILLE L'AINE, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY

Closed23 March 2017

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GBP 10,000

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID HORN AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY QUARTER-STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
GILLE L'AINE, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY
The waisted case and bracket stamped 'ANT. FOVLLET', the enamel dial signed 'GILLE L'AINÉ / A PARIS', the triple barrel movement with later anchor escapement, countwheel and quarter wheel to the back plate, hour and quarter-striking on three bells, formerly with pull repeat
The clock: 47 ¼ in. (120 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) deep;
The bracket: 21 in. (53.5 cm.) high; 68 ¼ in. (173.5 cm.) high, overall

The late Giles Foster; sold Christie's, London, 20 February 2008, lot 53.

Specialist note

The movement probably Pierre Francois Gille, called Gille l'Aîné (1690-1765) maître 1746.
The case by Antoine Foullet, maitre 17 February 1749.