Bracket
Henri-Charles Balthazar (fl.1717 - 1772)
Category
Horology
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Glass, Ormolu, Wood
Measurements
1370 mm (H)240 mm (W)480 mm (D)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1170877.2
Summary
Bracket for a 14 day striking Louis XV boulle bracket clock.
Provenance
Previously amongst the chattels that, in 1978, were acquired along with Chirk Castle from Lt-Col Ririd Myddelton (1902–1988) by the National Land Fund and handed, on loan for 99 years, to the Secretary of State for Wales. In 1981 Chirk was transferred into the ownership of the National Trust. Chattels from the estate of Lady Margaret Myddelton that were accepted in lieu in 2006.
Marks and inscriptions
CHARLES BALTHAZAR PARIS (in centre)
Makers and roles
Henri-Charles Balthazar (fl.1717 - 1772), horologist