Chiselled and gilt bronze; enamel; metal; glass. H. 114 cm. (45 in.); Width 37 cm. at the widest section (14 ½ in.); D. 18.5 cm. (7 ¼ in.). SIGNATURES: JULIEN/LE ROY visible on the dial of the clock; and LANGE DE BOURBON visible on the dial of the hygrometer adorning the lower part of the… Continue reading CARTEL CLOCK AND BAROMETER
Contrepartie marquetry in brown tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, pewter, brass and very finely painted polychrome paper, predominantly red, blue and green, fixed under horn; frames veneered with ebony; gilt bronze; enamel; metal. Total H.: 258 cm. (8 ft 5 ½ in.). CLOCK: H. 100.5 cm. (39 ½ in.); W. 55 cm. (21 ¾ in.); D. 23 cm.… Continue reading CLOCK OF THE BORGHESE PRINCES
Ebony veneer ; première partie marquetry with brass and pewter on a tortoiseshell and ebony ground ; tinted blue horn ; gilded bronze ; enamel. H. 52 cm. (20 ½ in.); W. 32 cm. (12 5/8 in.); D. 14 cm. (5 ½ in.). PROVENANCE: private collection. This rare model of Boulle marquetry quadrangular clock, enhanced with inlays of… Continue reading CLOCK WITH AN HOURGLASS
H. 104 cm. (41 in.); W. 37 cm. (14 ½ in.); D. 19 cm. (7 ½ in.). White enamel on copper with chiselled gold motives; gilt bronze; wood painted lapis blue; metal; glass. Dial signed and dated in the lower section: Martiniere. Emailleur et Pensionnaire du Roy. 1751. Martiniere, fecit. 1751, visible to the right… Continue reading CARTEL CLOCK
