Louis XIV-style bracket clock with matching bracket in the manner of Jerôme Martinot
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Early 20th century
This large, early 20th-century bracket clock and matching wall bracket are designed in the ornate Louis XIV style, reflecting the aesthetic traditions associated with the French clockmaker Jerôme Martinot.
The clock features an upright glazed case crafted in the Boulle manner, showcasing an intricate inlay of cut brass set against a simulated tortoiseshell ground. The piece is lavishly decorated with gilt bronze mounts, including an allegorical female figure mounted on the front and a winged putto holding a scythe positioned atop the clock. The dial incorporates enamelled Roman numerals on a brass ground, centered with a portrait identified as the Sun King, with the signature 'MARTINOT Á PARIS' inscribed below.
Technically, the timepiece is powered by an eight-day countwheel movement that strikes on a bell. The clock measures 88cm in height, 39cm in width, and 14cm in depth, while the conforming bracket measures 29cm high, 41cm wide, and 18cm deep. A winding key is included with the assembly.
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- Gilt bronze, brass, simulated tortoiseshell, enamel
- Dimensions
- Clock: 88cm H x 39cm W x 14cm D; Bracket: 29cm H x 41cm W x 18cm D
Technical characteristics
- Dial
- Enamelled and brass Roman numeral dial
- Movement
- Eight-day countwheel movement
- Striking
- Striking on a bell
Design
- Style
- Louis XIV, Boulle manner
- Ornamentation
- Winged putto with scythe, allegorical female figure, brass inlay, portrait of Sun King
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Jerôme Martinot
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.