Multi-purpose Antique French Tortoiseshell & Brass Inlaid Boulle Ormolu 8 Day Clock Paris 1880 Special Discount [LdoFP2BI]

A fine antique French Boulle 8 day mantle clock, Paris, circa 1880.
The clock having a cast gilt bronze ormolu finial to the top, modeled as a tazza full of fruit, the case is made of tortoiseshell and is inlaid with cut brass panels, the arched top is mounted with a gilt bronze head of a cherub. The white enameled dial having twin chapter rings with both Roman & Arabic numerals and two winding arbors one for the time and one for the strike, the base of the clock with ormolu mounts and gilt bronze ormolu cabriole legs with claw & ball feet.
The eight day mechanism with the original pendulum having a brass bob & the winding key is present, the clock chimes the hours on a mellow sounding gong and be silenced by not winding the strike arbor, the clock stands on the original gilded platform stand.
The clock is in excellent condition and has been recently cleaned and overhauled, this fine antique clock is ready to grace your space.

André-Charles Boulle, (1642–1732), he became the most famous French cabinetmaker and the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, also known as "inlay". Boulle was "the most remarkable of all French cabinetmakers". Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619– 1683) recommended him to Louis XIV of France, the "Sun King" (r. 1643–1715), as "the most skilled craftsman in his profession". Over the centuries since his death, his name and that of his family has become associated with the art he perfected, the inlay of tortoiseshell, brass and pewter into ebony. It has become known as Boulle work, and the École Boulle (founded in 1886), a college of fine arts and crafts and applied arts in Paris, continues today to bear testimony to his enduring art, the art of inlay. This clock demonstrates the skill & artistry involved in making such beautiful inlaid work.