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A Boulle marquetry cartel with carved brass scrolls on a bro…
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A Boulle marquetry cartel with carved brass scrolls on a bro…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
A Boulle marquetry cartel with carved brass scrolls on a brown tortoiseshell base topped by an angel. The rich ornamentation of chased and gilded bronzes presents a decoration of mascarons, acanthus leaves, an allegory of the Renommée on the amortization and the cut sides are underlined by caryatids.
The bronze dial features twelve enamelled plates with Roman numerals for the hours.
The movement is signed Gribelin in Paris.
Luis XIV period.
H_80 cm W_38 cm D_13 cm D_20 cm (dial)
With keys, balance wheel and stamp.
Restorations
The work of Nicolas Gribelin (1637-1719), who was born in Blois and moved to Paris around 1660, where he joined the guild of Saint-Germain-des-Prés before moving to the guild of the city when they were unified in 1675. By this time, he was already 'Monseigneur's clockmaker', and four of his clocks appeared in the inventory of Monseigneur's possessions in 1689. He worked on rue de Buci with his nephew Charles Gribelin, supplying numerous clocks to the nobility and courtiers of the day.
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