Clock
Étienne Le Noir (1699 - 1778)
Category
Horology
Date
1730 - 1770
Materials
Brass, Glass, Ormolu, Tortoiseshell, Vitreous enamel
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270923
Summary
Large Boulle clock, white enamel numerals, chased ormolu dial. Case with oval domed hood inlaid in brass with trellis pattern on tortoiseshell ground, ormolu rams mask and foliate mounts. Winged female figures below, ormolu vase on three hooved legs.
Makers and roles
Étienne Le Noir (1699 - 1778)