Clock bracket
manner of André-Charles Boulle the Elder (1642 - 1732)
Category
Horology
Date
circa 1730 - circa 1770
Materials
Turtleshell, ormolu, brass, ceramic and glass
Measurements
330 x 440 x 215 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 871579.2
Summary
Bracket - Part of a Mid 18th century bracket clock. The case and bracket are French, Louis XV date, The original shaped wall bracket also decorated in the Boulle manner.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1951 and accepted by HM Treasury in lieu of full payment of Estate Duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker (1877-1951), 4th Earl of Morley and transferred to NT in 1957.
Makers and roles
manner of André-Charles Boulle the Elder (1642 - 1732), cabinetmaker