Louis XV Cartel Clock
Designer
Charles Cressent
(French, 1685 - 1768)
Date1725
MediumGilt bronze
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 × 29 1/2 inches (49.53 × 74.93 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-191/7
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DescriptionCartel clock set in an elaborate rococo gilt bronze frame.ProvenanceWith Charles Michel, Paris, by October 1932;
Purchased from Michel, through the dealer Richard Owen and Harold Woodbury Parsons, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
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André Charles Boulle
ca. 1685-1700 (casket); second half of 18th century (stand)
2024.49.1-2
F59-53/2
