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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED, STAINED-HORN AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK

19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS, AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED, STAINED-HORN AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS, AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE
The case surmounted by a putto and with the winged Father Time figure below, the dial with associated twin barrel movement with later half dead-beat escapement, countwheel strike to bell
37 ½ in. (95.3 cm.) high; 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 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. Specified lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square not collected from Christie’s by 5.00 pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Cadogan Tate. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Cadogan Tate Ltd. All collections will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

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Lot Essay

This André-Charles Boulle clock and pedestal design 'Pendule et sa Gaîne' was originally made in the 1690's for Nicolas Desmarets, a nephew of Colbert. Two examples are in the Wallace Collection. (P. Hughes, French Eighteenth-Century Clocks and Barometers in the Wallace Collection, London, 1994, pp. 18-19.)

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