A late 17th early 18th century French Brass Inlaid Tortoiseshell bracket clock Gilles Martinot, ...

A late 17th early 18th century French Brass Inlaid Tortoiseshell bracket clock Gilles Martinot, Paris The case surmounted by a caddy top with an urn finial on lion's paws and toupie feet, inlaid all over with cut brass and tortoiseshell, the 8 inch cast gilt dial with applied Roman numerals and engraved outer minute marker with decorated centre, with steel hands and curved glass front door, the signed enamel signature cartouche flanked by two putti surrounded by garlands. The signed movement with rectangular plates united by four pinned pillars and numbered outside countwheel strike on the bell set above. The lot is sold with a case key. 60cms (23 1/2ins) Footnotes: An example with similar mounts and shaped lion's paw feet can be found in La Pendule Francaise, Tardy, Part I, p.101. The Martinot family were a long-established line of clockmakers in Paris from the middle of the 16th century up until the French Revolution. Gilles Martinot (1622 -1688) was the most famous of his family and was born in Paris, he was made a master engraver before 1644 and became a master clockmaker before 1646. In 1654 he was made Valet de Chambre-Horloger-Ordinaire du Roi, and was granted lodgings at the Louvre. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing