By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
A French second empire bracket clock by Berthoud of Paris
In the manner of Andre-Charles Boulle
Constructed in tortoiseshell and brass in premiere-partie Boulle work, the decoration drawing inspiration from Jean Berain, and adorned with bronze mounts;
Upon a bracket of inverted shaped bombé triangulated form, terminating in a berried finial, and dressed with a central cartouche of a stylised Louis XIV and flanked by grotesque masks, sits the clock, having an eight day movement striking on a bell; the serpentine form case, rising from bronze toupie feet having a kettle form base, dressed with caryatids, flambeau finials and surmounted by a bronze winged figure holding a trumpet, and proclaiming the hours; the foliate engraved brass face having the hours delineated by Roman numerals on enamel shields, and bearing the maker's name 'Berthoud a Paris...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Decorations