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Wall clock (pendule en cartel), Jean Godde l'aîné French, Case: gilded bronze, oak, and tortoiseshell on brass marquetry on oak; Dial: white enamel and gilded brass with blued-steel hands; Movement: brass and steel, French, Paris — Wall clock (pendule en cartel)
Clockmaker: Jean Godde l'aîné
Case maker: Charles Cressent
ca. 1740–45

Commode, Charles Cressent French, Pine and oak veneered with amaranth and bois satiné; drawer bottoms of walnut, drawer sides of oak, drawer fronts of pine; gilt-bronze mounts; portoro marble top, French, Paris — Commode
Charles Cressent
ca. 1745–49

Clock (pendule à console), Louis Mÿnüel French, Case: oak veneered with brass and tortoiseshell with gilded-bronze mounts; Dial: gilded brass and enamel, French, Paris — Clock (pendule à console)
Movement by Louis Mÿnüel
Case attributed to Charles Cressent
ca. 1720–23

Set of four three-light wall brackets, Charles Cressent French, Gilt bronze, French — Set of four three-light wall brackets
Designer Design attributed to Charles Cressent
Casting and chasing attributed to Jacques Confesseur
ca. 1745–49

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