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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOULLE MARQUETRY AND BROWN TORTOISESHELL BRACKET CLOCK**

CIRCA 1740, THE DIAL SIGNED DEY À PARIS, THE LATER MOVEMENT STAMPED 1824

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOULLE MARQUETRY AND BROWN TORTOISESHELL BRACKET CLOCK**
Circa 1740, the dial signed DEY À PARIS, the later movement stamped 1824
The circular enamel dial within a floral inlaid waisted tortoiseshell case surmounted by a putto holding a globe with further putti to the base of aperture and flanked by dragons, with shaped apron and scrolled feet, raised on a foliate inlaid tapered bracket with foliate mounts to the corners, with typed label inscribed E5, the later pendulum incised Cholmoley, the dial possibly associated
31in. (79cm.) high overall, 13in. (33cm.) wide

Special notice

Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

Laurent Dey, maître in 1744, initially established himself on the Rue de la Cerisaie in 1733 and is finally listed on the Rue Saint-Antoine in 1748. He entered into partnership with his son, Nicholas-Laurent in 1765, who continued the business following his father's death in 1774. They are known to have used cases by F. Goyer, B. Lieutaud, N.J. Marchant, A. Foullet and J.J. de Saint-Germain.

A musical clock with a nearly identical case with delicate foliate boulle inlay to the waisted case and with matching dragon mounts to the hips to the tops of the legs is illustrated in Tardy, La Pendule Française, Paris, 1974, première partie, p.138, fig.2.

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