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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Wall clock · Paris

French Louis XV-style clock in green horn

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Cabinet covered with green horn and gilded bronzes. Movement with hour and half-hour striking and lever escapement.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-957
Object type
Wall clock
Place of production
Paris
Dating
mid 18th c.
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Corne, Chêne, Bronze, Laiton doré, Émail
Inscriptions (catalogue)
BAILLY L'AINÉ A PARIS (Cadran)

Historical significance

  • Cabinet covered with green horn and gilded bronzes. Movement with hour and half-hour striking and lever escapement.

Photographs

French Louis XV-style clock in green horn (MIH IV-957)
French Louis XV-style clock in green horn (MIH IV-957) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
French Louis XV-style clock in green horn (MIH IV-957)
French Louis XV-style clock in green horn (MIH IV-957) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. IV-957: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/14690/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.