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Cartel Clock
French (Paris)
Louis XV
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
63.5 cm (25 in.)
Credit Line
Martha Silsbee Fund
Accession Number31.10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Timekeeping
Furniture – Clocks
Furniture – Clocks
DescriptionGilt bronze, in the style of Caffieri, with scrolls and flowers surmounted by figure of man in Chinese style, holding aloft a parasol. (Flower branch on left partly restored).
Provenance1930, Mr. and Mrs. Claus A. Spreckels; December 6, 1930, sale, Anderson Galleries, lot 212. 1931, purchased by the MFA for $1700. (Accession Date: January 2, 1931)