ENGLISH OR FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY, WITH A LATER MOVEMENT

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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLUE-JOHN URN CLOCK
ENGLISH OR FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY, WITH A LATER MOVEMENT
The two-handled urn with removable top with berried final and a C-scroll aperture revealing enameled plaques with Roman and Arabic chapters with an entwined silvered bronze serpent indicating the time in aperture, its sectional white enamel ring decorated with gilt fleur-de-lys, with Roman chapters and dot minutes, the replaced single barrel movement with later platform lever escapement, on a square stepped base supported by turtles and with drapery swags on a blue ground, and conforming plinth with scrolling foliage, turned tapering feet, the later movement stamped MADE IN FRANCE, paper label to underside typed TU 143
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 5½ in. (14 cm.) square

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Acquired from David Orgell, 1981.

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Please note that the central raised portion of the lid and finial are later replacements.

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The richly figured blue john body and ormolu mounts on this elegant clock relate to the work of Matthew Boulton (d. 1802) who established his manufactory in Soho, Birmingham and began his celebrated partnership with John Fothergill (d. 1782) in 1762.

George III and Queen Charlotte were among their many illustrious patrons and Boulton also sought clients abroad. He entertained foreign ambassadors at his Soho premises and had an established network of agents abroad to introduce his work to the Royal Courts in Europe.
Boulton's extensive export business created a wide and receptive audience for his designs which were almost certainly the inspiration for this elegant clock. A pair of closely related ormolu-mounted porphyry vases and covers on identical bases were sold anonymously, Sotheby's, Monaco, 26-27 February 1992, lot 218. A porphyry clock of the same form with an identical swag draped base supported by turtles was sold anonymously, Christie's, Paris, 1 June 2005 lot 228.