STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
Property from the Collection of Kathleen and Martin Field
A LOUIS XIV GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED BOULLE MARQUETRY MANTEL CLOCK
Auction Closed
October 25, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Kathleen and Martin Field
A LOUIS XIV GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED BOULLE MARQUETRY MANTEL CLOCK
the two-train movement inscribed on the backplate N. Fortin a Paris
height 26 in.; width 17 in.; depth 6 ½in.
66 cm; 43 cm; 16.5 cm
Sotheby's Monaco, 13 February 1983, lot 443
The Fortin family were a dynasty of clockmakers active in Paris throughout the 18th century, based in the Rue de la Harpe near the Sorbonne. Nicolas is recorded as a master in Paris in 1705 and died sometime after 1727.