Clock
Henry Balthazar (fl. c.1720 - 1745)
Category
Horology
Date
1720 - 1745
Materials
wood, ormulu, glass, gilt bronze, steel, enamel
Measurements
725 x 430 x 305 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420170
Summary
Clock. 8-day striking Regence boulle clock by Henry Balthazar c.1720-45. Case with ormolu mounts, glass front and sides and an ormolu putto cresting. Chased gilt bronze dial with white enamel hour plaques with blue Roman numerals and blued steel hands. Signed on backplate 'Henry Balthazar, A Paris'. 19th centuryt ebonised plinth with ormolu mounts and feet.
Marks and inscriptions
'Henry Balthazar, A Paris' (signed on backplate)
Makers and roles
Henry Balthazar (fl. c.1720 - 1745), maker