FRANCOIS DUBOIS, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT ALTERED, PARTIALLY RE-MOUNTED

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A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID EBONISED REGULATEUR
FRANCOIS DUBOIS, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT ALTERED, PARTIALLY RE-MOUNTED
The waisted case surmounted by an associated later Neptune cresting, with glazed aperture to the lower section, the shaped hood with 13 in. painted re-enamelled dial, with concentric calendar and seconds ring, signed François Dubois à Paris, the altered rope and weight driven movement with pinwheel escapement, the backplate further signed, restorations
93 ½ in. (237.5 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

The Dukes of Leinster, Carton House, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Sold by the Trustees of the Leinster Will Trust; Cheffins, Cambridge, 19 September 2013, lot 822.

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Lot Essay

François Dubois (b. 1732 – d. post 1772) was Compagnon for ten years at, successively, Julien Le Roy, Pierre II Le Roy, François Béliard and Voisin fils. Received 17 September 1764 by decree exempting him for lack of apprenticeship.

Carton House, County Kildare, Ireland was the ancestral seat of the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster. It is considered to be the finest Irish example of Georgian-created parkland landscape. The current house was built in 1739 by architect Richard Cassels for 19th Earl of Kildare. The decoration was influenced heavily by Lady Emily, wife of James Fitzgerald, 20th Earl of Kildare, who created the Chinese Room and the Shell Cottage. Further remodelling took place in the 19th century under the 3rd Duke of Leinster. It remained in the family until the 1920s.

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