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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID BRACKET TIMEPIECE WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
Prospective purchasers are advised that several co… Read more Property from The Gaston Demierre Collection, Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID BRACKET TIMEPIECE WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT

JEAN-ANDRE FURET, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS-INLAID BRACKET TIMEPIECE WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
JEAN-ANDRE FURET, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY
The case with foliate mounts, a cherub holding a spear to pediment, a lion and cockerel mount to door, on conforming bracket with satyr masks to the front corners, the dial with enamel Roman hour plaques, steel hands and signed plaque below ANDRE FURET A PARIS, the single barrel movement with verge and crown wheel escapement, silk suspension and pull quarter repeat on two bells
24 in. (61 cm.) high; 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) wide; 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) deep
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

Jean-André Furet (c.1690-c.1778), maître 1 December 1710,
worked notably for the Court of Augustus II of Saxony.

Furet was the son of André Furet (d. before 1748) and during his
father's lifetime signed his clocks 'André Furet le Fils', indicating that this bracket clock was made after his father's death. Jean-André Furet is recorded as working at Rue de Saint-Honoré in 1747 and used cases by A.C. Boulle and Marchand (J.-D. Augarde, Les Ouvriers du
Temps, Geneva, 1996, p. 317; Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers
Français, Paris, p. 241).

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