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A Regence ormolu-mounted ebony and ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell wall timepiece
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A Regence ormolu-mounted ebony and ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell wall timepiece

DAVID PINTARD, CHATELLERAULT. CIRCA 1675

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A Regence ormolu-mounted ebony and ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell wall timepiece
David Pintard, Chatellerault. Circa 1675
The dial on a tortoiseshell ground inlaid with ivory to the centre in a symetrical foliate design, further concentric ivory borders to the Roman chapter ring, elaborate pierced and foliate engraved gilt-metal single hand, the movement signed D Pintard Chateierault on the backplate with an elaborate pierced and engraved open-footed cock (now with balance spring and regulation), four vase-shaped pillars (one later), fusee and large spring barrel, verge escapement, the movement held within a turned ebony frame and suspended from an ormolu foliate grotesque mount
14 in. (36 cm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

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David Pintard is recorded working in Chatellerault from 1685.
Chatellerault is a town just north of Poitiers and approximately 200 miles south west of Paris.
Very few examples of dial clocks of this type are recorded being made in France at this time. The dial is beautifully inlaid with ivory and the hand is an exquisite example of a scaled-up example of a watch hand from the same period. The movement is a slightly larger and excellent example of French watchmaking from the period.