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A Towering 18th-Century Astronomical Clock, Made by a Clockmaker to King Louis XV, Could Fetch $850,000 at Auction

An 18th-century Neoclassical clock standing ten feet tall, made by a clockmaker to the French king, may fetch as much as $850,000 at a Paris auction on June 30. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime occasion,” ...
Daily Press

Mark the hour: Colonial Williamsburg art museum exhibit will showcase 18th, 19th century clocks

Time might feel fake while staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but imagine how it must have felt to be one of the first people to be able to tell time down to the minute in the 1700s.
Smithsonian Magazine

See These Ornately Decorated 18th-Century Clocks Before Time Runs Out

A mantel clock designed by André-Charles Boulle with a movement by Claude Martinot (circa 1726) © The Trustees of the Wallace Collection An exhibition at London’s ...