Michael Lake
Head of Department
Lot 125TP,Y
A large early 18th century French gilt bronze mounted boulle cut brass and tortoiseshell inlaid bracket clockthe movement signed J.F.Larse, Paris
23 – 24 February 2021, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,805 inc. premium
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A large early 18th century French gilt bronze mounted boulle cut brass and tortoiseshell inlaid bracket clock
the movement signed J.F.Larse, Paris
the elaborate arched case with caddy top surmounted by a trumpeting herald finial above a central classical female maskhead, the canted front corners with caryatids over and scrolling acanthus mounts, raised on confirming swept panelled feet, the glazed door enclosing a 10" white enamel Roman and Arabic thirteen part dial with pierced scrolling hands, the inner case inlaid with with a trompe l'oeil chequered 'floor' before scrolls and lambrequins, the brass twin train movement with anchor escapement with outside countwheel striking the hours and half hours on a bell mounted onto the inner top of the case, with pendulum, winder and case key,
110cm high
the elaborate arched case with caddy top surmounted by a trumpeting herald finial above a central classical female maskhead, the canted front corners with caryatids over and scrolling acanthus mounts, raised on confirming swept panelled feet, the glazed door enclosing a 10" white enamel Roman and Arabic thirteen part dial with pierced scrolling hands, the inner case inlaid with with a trompe l'oeil chequered 'floor' before scrolls and lambrequins, the brass twin train movement with anchor escapement with outside countwheel striking the hours and half hours on a bell mounted onto the inner top of the case, with pendulum, winder and case key,
110cm high
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