Louis XVI Period Gilt Bronze Wall Clock 18th Century 18th Century Pendulum Clock

Louis XVI period wall clock in gilded bronze, made in Paris based on a design by bronze smith Robert Osmond (1711–1789).

The original design of the clock, known as the ‘grand model ribbon clock’ or ‘royal model,’ is preserved in the INHA library in a collection of clock designs executed between 1755 and 1780 (design reference N/36, inv. VI E 15).

A first example was delivered by the clockmaker Lepine in 1767 for the bedroom of Madame Victoire de France at the Palace of Versailles, and a second was commissioned a few years later for the apartments of the Dauphin, the future Louis XVI.

Public collections:
-A similar cartel clock is on display in the vestibule of the Nissim de Camondo Museum
-Another cartel in the Mobilier National collection (inv. GML 7722 000).

A cartel identical to this one, signed by Osmond and Hoguet, was sold at the Franck Baptiste gallery. Cartel cleaned and serviced by a professional clockmaker

Sources:
-Gallery description, La Pendulerie
-Tardy, La pendule française 2eme partie : de Louis XVI à nos jours, p. 309.
-Jean-Jacques Gautier and Bertrand Rondot, Le château de Versailles raconte le mobilier national, quatre siècles de création, 2011, p. 106-107