拍品专文
Etienne II Lenoir (1699-1778), established his workshop in 1717. His son Pierre Etienne joined him from 1750 and they succeeded in building a considerable fortune.
Related clocks with lacquered figures attributed to Martin Frères include: An identical clock with a movement also by Le Noir but with a pull mechanism, which was almost certainly supplied to Prince Charles de Lorraine and was sold in the collection of Magnificent French Furniture formerly in the Collection of Monsieur and Madame Riahi at Christie's, New York, 2 November 2000, lot 8 ($303,000); One in the Louvre Museum, from the Grog-Carven Collection, with movement by Pierre Le Roy; One sold Christie's, New York, An American Dynasty: The Clark Family Treasures, 18 June 2014, lot 115 ($137,000); One from the Collection of Martin Alexander, sold Christie's, New York, 30 April 1999, lot 35 and subsequently sold anonymously at Christie's, New York, 20 April 2007, lot 154 ($168,000); One, part of a garniture including a pair of candelabra, with movement by Thiot, sold from the Collection of Jaime Ortiz Patiõ, Sotheby's, New York, 20 May 1992, lot 7 ($319,000).
Related clocks with lacquered figures attributed to Martin Frères include: An identical clock with a movement also by Le Noir but with a pull mechanism, which was almost certainly supplied to Prince Charles de Lorraine and was sold in the collection of Magnificent French Furniture formerly in the Collection of Monsieur and Madame Riahi at Christie's, New York, 2 November 2000, lot 8 ($303,000); One in the Louvre Museum, from the Grog-Carven Collection, with movement by Pierre Le Roy; One sold Christie's, New York, An American Dynasty: The Clark Family Treasures, 18 June 2014, lot 115 ($137,000); One from the Collection of Martin Alexander, sold Christie's, New York, 30 April 1999, lot 35 and subsequently sold anonymously at Christie's, New York, 20 April 2007, lot 154 ($168,000); One, part of a garniture including a pair of candelabra, with movement by Thiot, sold from the Collection of Jaime Ortiz Patiõ, Sotheby's, New York, 20 May 1992, lot 7 ($319,000).