Louis XIV-Regulator in Boulle-Marketerie Lot n° 68

Height: 212.5 cm. Width: 45 cm. Depth: 20.5 cm. André Charles Boulle, attributed France, c. 1690. Moving symmetrical construction of the pendulum case with rich Boulle decoration cut in pewter over tortoiseshell base with rich gilt bronze decoration. On the base standing glazed case box with shabrack decor with chiseled figural scene depicting the three parzen. Dial with white enameled cartouches with Roman hours, over center seconds, Arabic minutes. Blackened hands for hours and minutes. Winding holes above the IIII and the VIII. Note: Cf. A similar clock by André Charles Boulle and Pierre Duchesne (movement) is illustrated in: Jean Nérée Ronfort, André Charles Boulle, 1642-1732. Un nouveau style pour l'Europe, p. 71, fig. 11. Another comparable clock is now in The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, inv. no. 88DB16 and in the collection of Comtesse E. Chouvalov, St. Petersburg. (1301812) Louis XIV regulator in Boulle marquetry Height: 212.5 cm. Width: 45 cm. Depth: 20.5 cm. André Charles Boulle, attributed. France, ca. 1690. Notes: A similar clock from André Charles Boulle and Pierre Duchesne (clockwork) is illustrated in: Jean Nérée Ronfort, André Charles Boulle, 1642-1732. Un nouveau style pour l'Europe, p. 71, ill. 11. Another comparable clock is now in The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, inv. no. 88DB16, as well as in the collection of Comtesse E. Chouvalov, St. Petersburg. Export restrictions outside the EU.