Antoine-Nicolas DUCHEMIN, active until 1761, admitted as a m - Lot 505

Antoine-Nicolas DUCHEMIN, active until 1761, admitted as a master craftsman in Paris in 1741, and Timothée DE LORME, born in 1663 in Rouen and died in 1751, admitted as a master craftsman in Paris in 1717. An important cartel clock with a violin-shaped console featuring "Boulle" marquetry of brass acanthus leaves, volutes, and floral friezes, surmounted by the warrior goddess Athena. The multi-lobed dial in gilded and chiseled bronze features twenty-six enameled pieces for the hours and minutes in Roman and Arabic numerals, signed and located "DUCHEMIN" in "Paris." Ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronze beneath the dial featuring a woman with cherubs, facing volutes, shells, and cherub heads. Movement signed "DE LORME," in Paris. Louis XV period. Height: 103 cm; 136 cm (total). Width: 45 cm Depth: 25 cm Minor imperfections; side glass panels missing. Bibliography: - TARDY; Dictionary of French Clockmakers - page 174 (DE L'ORME) and 194 (DUCHEMIN).