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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9824473, member: 79705&quot;]Okay, after poking around a bit, I&#039;m gonna agree that these look like pieces of clocks circa 1550-1650? The Louvre has a lot of beautiful boxes, but only those attached to clocks are in brass in this style of etching with lil feet, etc. It&#039;s possible the square one was also a presentation box of sorts, since clocks sometimes came as sundials, compasses, etc. It might also be possible that the fabric was added later...</p><p><br /></p><p>Top of the square looks like it probably had a dome or similar mount protecting either parts of the clock or a bell for the alarm or chime. That bent metal piece sure looks like the piece that ratchets a wheel...think it&#039;s called a click? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;steeple&quot; definitely has etchings you would associate with time (changing of seasons). Maybe it housed a bell...especially if the fabric was added later?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010105066" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010105066" rel="nofollow">Some</a> <a href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010118034" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010118034" rel="nofollow">clocks</a> at the Louvre that <a href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010113585" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010113585" rel="nofollow">have</a> <a href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010099470" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010099470" rel="nofollow">etchings</a> and whatnot that remind me of these.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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