A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH MARQUETRY BRACKET CLOCK, THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-PIERRE LATZ, CIRCA 1740, THE MOVEMENT BY AGERON A PARIS, THE FLORAL INLAY PROBABLY OF A LATER DATE

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH MARQUETRY BRACKET CLOCK
THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-PIERRE LATZ, CIRCA 1740, THE MOVEMENT BY AGERON A PARIS, THE FLORAL INLAY PROBABLY OF A LATER DATE
With Perseus slaying a sea monster above a mask wearing a lion's pelt, the shaped case with scrolling floral marquetry within ormolu foliate sprays, the Roman numeral enamelled dial and a depiction of Andromeda, on a tapering bracket with conforming decoration, the movement signed AGERON A PARIS, the case stamped B LIEUTAUD, the mask mount associated
39 ¾ in. (101 cm.) high, 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) wide, the clock; 56 ¾ in. (144 cm.) high, 24 ¼ in. (61.5 cm.) wide, 10 ½ in. ( 27 cm.) deep, overall

Provenance

Acquired from Philip Consolo, Florida.