Mantel clock
Pierre II Gille (1723 - 1784)
Category
Horology
Date
1774 - 1800
Materials
Ormolu, marble, brass, steel, enamel, glass
Measurements
505 mm (H)430 mm (W)155 mm (D)
Place of origin
Paris
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246206
Summary
A Louis XVI ormolu mantel clock, the dial inscribed Gille Laine Paris, the case with a cock and two putti, on a double plinth hung with laurel festoons, on 'griotte' marble and ormolu feet.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. This item found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, found in the Dining Room, page 16.
Marks and inscriptions
Gille Laine / Paris (on face)
Makers and roles
Pierre II Gille (1723 - 1784), horologist