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Technique: Boulle
French Tortoiseshell Drumhead Boulle Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French Tortoishell Boulle clock in a drumhead case with raised stepped plinth, ebonised sides and resting on ornate ormolu feet.
Brass bezel opening to an enamel dial with Roman num...
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1870s French Victorian Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Tortoise Shell
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock. c.1860
By Japy Frères
Located in Norwich, GB
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock c.1860
Waisted case veneered with red tortoiseshell with finely figured brass and ormolu mounts, surmounted w...
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1860s French Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Tortoise Shell
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Mantel Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Norwich, GB
French Tortoiseshell Boulle clock with ormolu mounts surmounted by an ornate central finial.
Gilded dial with segmented blue enamel Roman numer...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Tortoise Shell
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French tortoiseshell Boulle clock with ormolu mounts and surmounted by a brass finial.
Enamel dial with Roman numerals and original ‘blued’ ste...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Mantel Clock by Roskell, Paris
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine Tortoiseshell Boulle clock in an arch top case, standing on elaborate gilded Ormolu feet with raised base with Acanthus leaf decoration.
two-piece enamel dial with Brocot (vi...
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19th Century French Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French Tortoiseshell Boulle clock with ormolu mounts surmounted by a brass finial.
Gilded dial with individual enamel segmented Roman numerals....
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Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Tortoise Shell
19th Century Figural Mantle Clock
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century figural mantle clock in the Rocaille manner, the boulle work case of waisted design decorated with finely cast ormolu mounts to the ...
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19th Century European Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Boulle and Gilt Bronze Bracket Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Period Louis XV Boulle mantle clock The case is inlaid with brass and is further decorated with Rococo scrollwork and gilded bronze mounts. The det...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock by St Martin, Paris, circa 1720
Located in Norwich, GB
Louis XV tortoiseshell Boulle Timepiece with ‘Silent’ pull quarter repeat by St. Martin, Paris, circa 1720
Waisted case with fine ormolu mounts and cut brass inlay to the stained tortoiseshell with ‘mother of pearl’ and coloured floral decoration. Gilded top surmounted by a cherub feeding through a straw from a scallop shell over leafy corner mounts. Shaped bead-bordered glazed door applied with an apron mount of a child chromos holding a sandglass and staff, set within a leafy trail surround. Brass lined recessed arch windows to the sides, the interior of the case with symmetrical Rococo panel...
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1720s French Louis XV Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
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English Silver & Tortoiseshell Carriage Clock in Form of Bracket Clock
Located in London, GB
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Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Small Early 1900's French Faux Tortoiseshell Table Clock
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Decorative Faux Tortoiseshell Arched Table Clock, Early 1900's France.
Charming Small Table Clock with white enamel clock face from France. As found, this clock with all its charac...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boulle Mantel Clocks
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18th Century Scottish Drumhead Tall Case Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
18th century Colin Croll Scottish drumhead tall case clock in mahogany case with banded veneer panels. The case clock has brass face 8-day time and strike movement with silvered dial...
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Antique French Clock with Porcelain Face
By Japy Frères
Located in Asheville, NC
Handsome antique clock has Roman numerals and marked minutes with detailed hands on porcelain face. Glass-encasement is made of brass and bevelled cover...
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19th Century French Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Japy Freres Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original antique French Rococo clock by Japy Frères. It is beautifully sculptured with finely finished scrolls, curves and acanthus leaves in finely gilded bronze. To the ...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Ormolu
Boulle clock with shelf, marked THURET PARIS
By André Thuret
Located in Milano, IT
Early 1900's French Boulle Clock. A true masterpiece of craftsmanship, this exquisite timepiece is a symphony of chiseled and gilded bronze, adorned with the richness of imitation tortoise shell and embellished with intricate brass inlays. As you look at it, you will be mesmerized by the fusion of these elements, which come together in harmonious perfection.
The clock stands regally on a shelf, anchored to the wall, commanding attention with its presence. Its Louis XV style exudes an air of refined elegance, recalling an era when art and beauty were held in high esteem. Marked "THURET PARIS...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Brass, Bronze
French Boulle Clock
Located in New York, NY
Important French Boulle and ormolu table clock with all-over brass inlay. Face inset with numbers on enamel plaques. Top surmounted by winged figure with...
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19th Century French "Boulle" Mantel Clock, Louis XV Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century French "Boulle" mantel clock, Louis XV style.
French Boulle style clock with tortiose shell and inlay. Gilt bronze case mounts of ro...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
Mid-20th Century French Tortoiseshell and Bronze Boulle Mantel Clock on Base
By Ecole Boulle
Located in Dallas, TX
This important, vintage Boulle mantel clock was created in France, circa 1950. Standing on the original base, the clock has bronze scrolled feet and decorative mounts; it features an...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Brass, Bronze, Enamel
H 31.5 in W 16.25 in D 7.5 in
French Boulle Clock After Andres Boulle, Regence Style by Denis Millard A Paris
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th century French ormolu-mounted, boulle and cut brass-inlaid mantel clock In the Regence style, after André-Charles Boulle. The stepped pediment surmounted by four ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 31.89 in W 23.78 in D 11.82 in
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18thC Louis XV Boulle and Gilt Bronze Bracket Clock by Michel
By Michel
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A magnificent, completely restored Louis XV bracket clock by Michel a Dijon, signed on the dial and the time/strike movement. A winged putto in partial drape seated upon the removable architectural top, with two bells concealed beneath. The ornate boulle and brass decorated case is fronted by a pair of figural demi-pilasters having fluted and bellflower pendants. A central arched glazed door opening to an enameled dial and chapters, above a pierced cast brass plaque of robust putti and intertwined foliates. All set on four recumbent figural sphinx figures; raised on a further inlaid shaped plinth with rope trim ending in toupie feet, the back with brass and floral shell inlays. Signed Michel a Dijon on the dial and the time/strike movement.
The clock 's movement is almost certainly original to the clock, given the large square backplate. The escapement is an anchor type, common on Louis XIV clocks of the period. There is a very old key that came with the clock but I can’t say whether or not it is the original key. From my experience with mostly Louis XVI and Empire clocks, the suspension system was often changed from a silk string one to a steel string suspension system, only because silk was not as durable. The pendulum on this clock is most likely a replacement (very normal as they were very easy to lose). Fast/slow is now adjusted at the bottom of the pendulum itself. There are two slightly different size bells attached to a shelf atop the movement activated with springs and levers attached to the movement. Both bells ring the half hour and one bell rings the hour. It keeps perfect time.
Regarding the maker Michel there is virtually no information anywhere on him. His clocks whoever he was are therefore are extremely rare. In a reference book called Encyclopedie de La Pendulum Francaise du Moyen Age au XX siècle by Pierre Kjellberg , there is a photo of a Louis XIV Longcase Boulle Clock made by Michel a Paris. A leading Swiss antique shop called Richard Redding...
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Napoleon III Style Boulle Marquetry Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century boulle marquetry clock.
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19th Century French Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Green Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock by Jean-Baptiste Delettrez
By Jean-Baptiste Delettrez
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock
Waisted case with green ‘tortoiseshell’ inlaid with fine brass decoration surmounted by an ormolu finial,...
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1870s French Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Tortoise Shell
Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell Boulle Mantel Clock with Matching Shelf
Located in Madrid, ES
Opulent Louis XV style Boulle mantel clock, with matching shelf. Extravagantly decorated in red tortoiseshell and ormolu, with brass gilt face and ename...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Boulle Mantel Clock on Stand
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Boulle mantel clock on stand, circa 1870 in date.
This clock has a fabulous brass and enamel dial and a ...
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1870s French Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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19th Century French Red Boulle Cut Brass Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique French shell red Boulle cut brass ormolu mantel clock, circa 1880 in date.
The top has a brass handle above scrollin...
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1880s French Antique Boulle Mantel Clocks
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