A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID BROWN TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY BRACKET CLOCK
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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID BROWN TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY BRACKET CLOCK

CIRCA 1710-15, THE MOVEMENT BY MYNUEL A PARIS

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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID BROWN TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY BRACKET CLOCK
CIRCA 1710-15, THE MOVEMENT BY MYNUEL A PARIS
Decorated overall with scrolling foliage, interlaced strapwork and lambrequins, the circular dial signed Mynuel A Paris on an enamel plaque beneath the chapter ring with white and blued Roman and Arabic enamel cartouches, engraved outer concentric minute ring, blue steel hands, centred by a medallion within foliate strapwork, the movement with rectangular brass plates with five vase-shaped pillars, twin spring barrels, verge escapement, calibrated countwheel strike on a bell, the backplate signed Mynuel AParis, the arched rectangular case edged with foliage and surmounted by a figure of fame representing Europe and Africa, on foliate scrolling feet, the tapering bracket mounted with lambrequins and terminating in a foliate trellis boss
57 in. (145 cm.) high; 21½ in. (54½ cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep
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拍品专文

Louis Mynuel, horloger privilégé suivant la Cour.