Bracket clock
Gaudron and Leroy
Category
Horology
Date
1715 - 1774
Materials
Tortoiseshell veneer, enamel, ormolu and glass
Measurements
597 mm (H)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 931657
Summary
An early Louis XV Boulle French spring clock, the striking movement inscribed Gaudron a Paris, and Leroy, with white enamel and chased ormolu dial, the case veneered with tortoiseshell and mounted with chased ormolu plaques and borders.
Marks and inscriptions
Gaudron a Paris, and Leroy On backplate: 'Dunham Hall 15735 ao' On frontplate: 'Sn (?) 15/88' Back of dial: Various marks including '1790'
Makers and roles
Gaudron and Leroy, horologist