A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED VERNIS MARTIN BRACKET CLOCK
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED VERNIS MARTIN BRACKET CLOCK

THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN FURCY LE ROUX, THE CASE BY ADRIEN JÉRÔME JOLLAIN

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED VERNIS MARTIN BRACKET CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN FURCY LE ROUX, THE CASE BY ADRIEN JéRôME JOLLAIN
DECORATED OVERALL WITH FLOWERS ON AN APPLE GREEN GROUND, THE CIRCULAR ENAMEL-SET DIAL SIGNED 'J. FSY. LEROUX A PARIS', WITHIN AN ARCHED SHAPED WAISED CASE FRAMED BY SCROLLING FOLIAGE, SURMOUNTED BY A WAISTED WOOD HEADED BY RIBBON-TIED FOLIAGE AND SCROLLS, THE GLAZED DOOR MOUNTED CONFORMINGLY, THE TAPERING BASE DECORATED WITH A HUNTING SCENE AND TERMINATING IN A FOLIATE BOSS, WITH A PAPER CARD PRINTED 'MARQUISE A. FAA DI BRUNO' ... AND INSCRIBED '1729', THE CLOCK STAMPED 'J. JOLLAIN' AND WITH TRADE LABEL 'LAZZARINI TORINO', with chalk '4280', the decoration largely original
47¾ in. (121 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 10 in. (26 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Adrien Jérôme Jollain, maître in 1763.
Jean Furcy Le Roux, (fl. 1755 - 1788) A similar Vernis Martin bracket clock by Jollain in the Ecole d'Horlogerie de Dreux collection, is illustrated in Tardy, (French Clocks, The World Over, vol. I, Paris, 1949 (5th edition 1981), pl. XXVI). A further related bracket clock by Jollain was sold at Christie's New York, 29 September 1999, lot 321.

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