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Edme-Jean CAUSARD or CAUSSARD (c.
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Edme-Jean CAUSARD or CAUSSARD (c.
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Edme-Jean CAUSARD or CAUSSARD (c. 1720–1780) – Clockmaker to the King at Court, a significant table-top clock with a curvilinear base, the case in veneered oak with ‘Martin’ lacquer decoration on a reddish-brown ground depicting bouquets of flowers and birds in landscapes, richly ornamented with chiselled and gilded bronze rocaille motifs, foliage and floral scrolls. Dial with white enamelled cartouches indicating the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals; the central section signed ‘CAUSARD Hger DU ROY / SUIVT LA COUR’, with hands in chiselled and gilded bronze. Movement with a meeting wheel, wire suspension and gong chime; France, Louis XV period – H. 121 cm; W. 54 cm; D. 27 cm approx. (the rear right foot is damaged, though the detached bronze part is present; cracks in the wood, lifting and peeling of the veneer and varnish, wear to the gilding on the bronze parts; with key, balance wheel and gong; sold as is, without guarantee of functionality.)
COMMENT: The inscription ‘SUIVT LA COUR’, an abbreviation of ‘suivant la Cour’, refers to Edme-Jean Causard’s status as the King’s Clockmaker accompanying the Court. It indicates his membership of the privileged merchants and craftsmen in the King’s retinue, who enjoyed royal privileges allowing them to practise their trade in the King’s service and to accompany him on his travels. In the mid-18th century, Causard was granted the status of privileged merchant-watchmaker to the King and practised on Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris.
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