A LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD MARQUETRY BRACKET REGULATOR, CIRCA 1740-1750, STAMPED I.P.LATZ |

the dial and the movement signed HERBAULT / A PARIS, the movement numbered n°181, the violin-shaped case applied with gilt-bronze allegorical figures, on a bracket concealing the weights and the pendulum; (the mounts regilt)

By tradition, Mgr de La Rochefoucauld at Rouen, sold under the French Révolution
Sold in Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 20 November 1920
Galerie Perrin, Paris

Tardy, La Pendule française, des origines au Louis XV, Paris, 1974, p. 141, fig. 5

Th illustration is quite accurate. Impressive model with a very large bracket. It is in overall good restored condition. The mounts have been regilt at one stage but they are not too bright. There are some wear in places. The marqueterie in fine condition. There is a horizontal crack above the oval glass on the bracket.
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Jean-Pierre Latz, recorded cabinetmaker between 1719 and 1754
Louis-François Herbault, clockmaker received master in 1743 Clocks and brackets comprised the majority of Jean-Pierre Latz's cabinetmaker's production. During his postmortem inventory in 1754, there were no less than 170 clock cases versus only 48 pieces of furniture. Until 1749, he conceived and used his own bronzes with very trimmed lines, typical of his Rococo style. The bracket's parquetry decoration, with exceptional dimensions, is comparable with the planisphere attributed to Latz and kept at J. Paul Getty Museum, inv. 74.DB.2 (see G. Wilson et al., European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu 1996, cat XIII).

Cardinal Dominique de La Rochefoucauld-Langeac (1712-1800) was bishop of Rouen from 1759 until his exile in August 1792. He resided at the archi-episcopal palace, which he helped to renovate and for which he notably employed the painter Hubert Robert.