Bracket clock
Thuret
Category
Horology
Date
1700 - 1730
Materials
Brass, Glass, Ormolu, Tortoiseshell, Vitreous enamel
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270922
Summary
Large Boulle bracket clock, striking movement, white enamel numerals and ormolu dial. Balloon-shaped tortoiseshell case, brass foliate and trellis inlay, bearded mask and oval plaques of Grecian heads, on four hairy paw feet. Surmounted by urn finial.
Makers and roles
Thuret