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Wall clock
André Charles Boulle, Gilles-Marie Oppenordtabout 1715–1725
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The name THURET on the front of this clock refers to Jacques Thuret, clockmaker to Louis XIV, who from 1695 was responsible for maintaining all the clocks of the royal buildings in both Paris and Versailles. Thuret worked closely with the cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle, who probably made the clock case. The clock's design is based on an existing full-size drawing by the architect and designer Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742).
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Details
- Title: Wall clock
- Creator: André-Charles Boulle, Gilles-Marie Oppenord, Jacques Thuret
- Date Created: about 1715–1725
- Location Created: Paris, France
- Physical Dimensions: 41.9 × 22.9 × 10.2 cm (16 1/2 × 9 × 4 in.)
- Type: Clock
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Oak veneered with horn and brass; gilt-bronze mounts; enameled metal; glass
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2015.60.2
- Culture: French
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift of Dr. Horace W. Brock in honor of Theodore Dell
- Creator Display Name: Case attributed to André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642 - 1732, master before 1666) after design by Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, 1672 - 1742) Movement by Jacques Thuret (French, 1669 - 1738)
- Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)
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