Carcase probably of oak, the bracket of pine, both veneered in boulle marquetry of turtleshell and brass, with gilt-brass mounts; the dial plate enamelled in white, blue and black
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1740
A clock on a separate bracket, of waisted, serpentine form. The clock case is probably of oak and the bracket is of pine. Both clock and bracket are veneered with boulle marquetry of turtleshell inlaid with engraved brass, with gilt-brass mounts, the dial set with a centre and 12 hour plaques of white enamel with black Roman numerals.
The cresting of the clock is a separate section and is surmounted by a sculptural group of young woman carried aloft on an eagle. The sweeping lines of the case follow the fashionable curves of the Rococo style. In this example the tight, symmetrical scrolling pattern of the boulle marquetry – which combined brass and dark tortoiseshell and was named after André-Charles Boulle, cabinetmaker to Louis XIV – is closer to designs of the period before 1720 than to those of 1740.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 1190 mm fully assembled; Height 30.5 cm of bracket; Width 435 mm fully assembled; Depth 210 mm fully assembled
- Materials and techniques
- The carcase probably of oak, the bracket of pine, both veneered with boulle marquetry of turtleshell inlaid with engraved brass; with gilt-brass mounts; movement of brass and steel; dial plate of tin? enamelled in white, blue and black; glass; hands of blued steel; iron hooks to the bracket
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Paris
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O55019
- Museum object number
- M.354&A-1940
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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