Mantel clock
Alexandre Lefaucheur (d. c.1780)
Category
Horology
Date
1717 - 1774
Materials
Ormolu, brass, steel, enamel, glass
Measurements
630 mm (H)460 mm (W)245 mm (D)
Place of origin
Paris
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246204
Summary
A Louis XV ormolu mantel clock, the dial has the name Lefaucheur Paris, clockmaker to Louis XV. it is set in a cartouche shaped case of scrolls and flower sprays with a musical trophy below and a cresting of an infant with a lyre. The sides and back door are chiselled and pierced flower frets, set on a similarly cast rococo stand. The movement is modern.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey Saloon, page 25.
Marks and inscriptions
Lefaucheur Paris (on face)
Makers and roles
Alexandre Lefaucheur (d. c.1780), horologist