Cartel clock
Moreau
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, ormolu, metal, glass & gilt
Measurements
810 x 560 mm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108698
Summary
A Louis XV, mid 18th Century Ormolu Cartel Clock, the movement signed Moreau, in catchouche-shaped case, vigorously cast with scrolles and flower heads surmounted by a seated figure by a globe, the base with a shell and putto. Probably acquired in the early 19th Century.
Marks and inscriptions
mark - painted - clockface - text - Moreau
Makers and roles
Moreau, horologist