Mantel Clock with Pull Repeat and Bracket

This clock is a fine example of the transitional Regency period—it has the symmetry of the baroque style, yet it exhibits the curved lines of the coming rococo style. The “waisted” style of the case was adapted from the influential tête-de-poupée clocks that were popular twenty years before. This feminine shape became a hallmark of the Regency period. The putti exemplify the prominent use of gilt-bronze sculpture in 18th century French clocks. And this is an early use of the shell motif which would be prominent in the rococo period.

The clockmaker Dallie (also spelled Dallier) worked in Paris after 1720 and became a Master in 1722.