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Born December 16, 1685 • Amiens • France
Died January 10, 1768 (aged 82) • Paris • France
Movement / Style Louis XIV style • Régence style

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Cartel clock with Louis XIV clockcase by Charles Cressent; in the Wallace Collection, London
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