Bracket clock
Nicholas De Lannay
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, ormolu and tortoiseshell
Measurements
594 mm (H); 537 mm (W); 220 mm (D)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1147544.1
Summary
Bracket clock. Regency period Boulle bracket clock by Nicholas De Lannay, Paris; the tortoiseshell veneered case inlaid with brass in Berainesque designs, of rectangular form; the cast and chased ormolu mounts include gesturing female terminal figures, a putto astride an eagle, Juno in a chariot; with a circular enamel dial. The bracket en suite is inscribed 'Marchand'.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
On the bracket.: Marchand
Makers and roles
Nicholas De Lannay, clockmaker