Clock with pedestal

André Charles Boulle, ca. 1690

Artist

André Charles Boulle (French, Paris 1642–1732 Paris)

Date

ca. 1690

Medium

Case and pedestal of oak with marquetry of tortoiseshell, engraved brass, and pewter; gilt bronze; dial of gilt brass with white enameled Arabic numerals; movement of brass and steel

Size

Overall, dims confirmed, wt. estimated: 87 1/4 × 14 3/4 × 11 5/8 in., 100 lb. (221.6 × 37.5 × 29.5 cm, 45.4 kg); Other (clock and crest): 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)

Type

Horology

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed