A Louis XVI tortiseshell boulle bracket clock

ETIENNE LE NOIR, PARIS; CIRCA 1770

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A Louis XVI tortiseshell boulle bracket clock
Etienne Le Noir, Paris; circa 1770
The case of typical waisted outline inlaid in premier partie with foliate-pierced brass, foliate cast lion head feet, the door mounted with a displayed eagle beneath the circular foliate cast ormolu dial with white and blue enamel cartouches chapters with blued steel hands, the movement with rectangular plates having four vase-shaped back-pinned pillars, later anchor escapement, calibrated count wheel strike on bell above, the back plate signed Etienne Le Noir, AParis.
28 in. (71 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The present clock was almost certianly made by Pierre-Etienne Le Noir, 1724-1791, the son of Etienne le Noir, 1698-1778. This father-and-son team worked in Quai des Orfèvres and were regarded as one of France's most celebrated clockmakers. Their cases were often made by the great Saint-Germain fondeurs and their clients included Madame de Pompadour for whom they made a clock decorated with vincenes flowers bought for 1080 Livres and also a repeating watch for the enormous sum of 1500 Livres

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