Mantel clock
Jean-Baptiste Dutertre (1684 - 1734)
Category
Horology
Date
1715 - 1742
Materials
ormolu, marble, metal, brass, steel, glass
Measurements
435 mm (H)392 mm (W)142 mm (D)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246208
Summary
A Louis XVI ormolu mantel clock, signed 'J-B. Dutertre, Paris', the arched case is cast with scrolls, hung with flower festoons and surmounted by infant Cupid crowning Psyche with a laurel wreath. It sits on a restored 'verde' marble base with ormolu feet. The movement is modern.
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
J.B. DuTertre / A PARIS (inscribed on face)
Makers and roles
Jean-Baptiste Dutertre (1684 - 1734), horologist