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Louis Ourry, originally from Blois was active in Paris until his death in 1699, he was the son of an apothecary and a declared Protestant. He achieved master status in Paris and established his workshop on the Quai Pelletier by 1684.
Following his death, his widow continued the business from the Quai des Orfèvres in Blois. During an inventory of her premises in December 1700, seventeen clocks were noted as non-compliant with contemporary sumptuary laws. Ourry is known to have collaborated with cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle, and counted the président de Montholon among his clientele. His work is represented in several major collections, including the British Museum, the Louvre, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Bibliothèque Mazarine, and the Château de Versailles.