Isaac THURET (1669-1706) - Lot 74

Lot n° 74
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Isaac THURET (1669-1706) - Lot 74
Isaac THURET (1669-1706) Rare ebony and red tortoiseshell veneered clock with gilded bronze ornamentation. The Corinthian column uprights and pediment surmounted by three fire pots surround the circular ring dial with Roman numerals, supported by a bronze allegory of time on a navy-blue velvet background. Gilded dial with Roman numerals. The movement signed "Thuret à Paris". Louis XIV period, late 17th century. Height Height : 55 cm Damage and missing parts. Note : Isaac THURET (1669-1706) was appointed Horloger ordinaire du Roi et de l'Académie des sciences in 1684. He restored the palace clocks at Fontainebleau in 1686. He was one of the main architects of the first pendulum clocks and spiral spring watches, working closely with scientist Christiaan Huygens. He died in Paris in 1706.
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