1720
A Louis XIV Red Tortoiseshell and Ormolu Bracket Clock by Frizon. Circa 1720
The caddy top surmounted by eight urn finials of two different sizes over rectangular-shaped glazed side panels on elevated toupie feet with acanthus scroll mounts, with scrolling foliage on a red tortoiseshell background with a gilt plaque of two reclining prisoners of war, the dial measuring 8.5 inches with applied Roman numerals and outer minute marker with blued steel hands, the signed backplate with square plates with 6 knopped pillars, with outside count wheel strike, the bell mounted on top of the case underneath the caddy top.
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