"boulle" Cartel Clock With Its Wall Console, 18th Century

Boulle cartel clock on its console, 18th century: rich bronze ornamentation, with puttis on the glass front, a female figure at the top.

The entire cartel and console are covered with a cut brass plate, with flower motifs, and inlaid with different materials (tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, brass) or painted

Balance with the effigy of the Sun King (face in a sun)

The wire movement bears the name Jouard Paris: he is one of the most important Parisian clockmakers of the 2nd third of the 18th century.
After registering his master letters in 1724, he settled in Paris and enjoyed great renown among lovers of luxury watchmaking.

Cartel for sale as is: missing parts, wear and chips, old restorations; the keyholes have some chips

Total height 110cm
45.5 x 25 cm