Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Table Clock
1690-1710
Henri de Martinot
France: Paris
Brass; tortoise shell; ebony; glass; silver, oak, finials possibly iron, paint
overall: 29-1/2"h x 16-1/2"w x 5-7/8"d
Gift of Mrs. Willis R. Michael
85.108.7a-e

Table Clock; a: clock: Louis XIV boulle marquetry and bronze dore case, rounded arched pediment with three acroteria, faced with boulle marquetry panel decorated with motif of crown and double initial of Louis XIV; fleur-de-lis; gilded brass dial with relief figure of Saturn supporting the chapter ring, flanked by pilaster dials with elaborate calendar dials; striking movement; back plate inscribed "Martinot Aux Galeries du Louvres"; back door opens; b-d: three brass figural finials; e: pendulum.

For further information, see blog post, February 11, 2010 http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2010/02/a-clock-fit-for-a-king.html