A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BRASS-INLAID AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY QUARTER-STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BRASS-INLAID AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY QUARTER-STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK

19TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT ASSOCIATED AND 18TH CENTURY

Fermé23 March 2017

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GBP 20,000

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BRASS-INLAID AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY QUARTER-STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
19TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT ASSOCIATED AND 18TH CENTURY
The case surmounted by a figure with Chronos, the white enamel dial with engraved ormolu hands, the triple barrel movement with later pinwheel escapement, the backplate signed 'L. Foullé a Paris', hour strike to bell and quarter-striking on two further bells; together with a conforming pedestal
The clock 42 in. (106.6 cm.) high; 18 in. (45.5 cm.) wide; 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) deep; the pedestal 51 ½ in. (130.8 cm.) high; 23 in. (58 cm.) wide; 11 ½ in. (29 cm.) deep, excluding modern plinth

Note du spécialiste

Louis Foullé, maître in 1717.