Large Louis XV Boulle Mantel Clock on Pedestal with Chronos Finial
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
mid-18th century
Large Louis XV Boulle Mantel Clock on Pedestal with Chronos Finial Fieffé, Paris, mid-18th century. Wooden case lavishly decorated with the finest Boulle marquetry.
Richly mounted with fire-gilded bronze ormolu featuring Rocaille ornament, scrolling foliage, ram's heads at the upper corners, and scale-pattern borders. Surmounted by a fully sculpted fire-gilded bronze figure of Chronos seated on a terrestrial globe, holding his scythe. The dial is composed of a gilt, relief-cast bronze plate with twelve inset enamel cartouches bearing blue Roman numerals. Brass full-plate movement with verge escapement and silk-thread pendulum suspension.
Half-hour and hour striking on two bells via a countwheel striking mechanism.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- approx. 145 cm (57 in)
Identification
- Candidate id
- inv-large-louis-xv-boulle-clock-on-a-pedestal-with-ch-403-c-ebdefebf8c
- Museum object number
- ebdefebf8c
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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