Louis XV Martin Varnish Wall Cartel Clock With Bracket, Dial Signed Montjoye Paris

A rare console and matching wall cartel clock in Martin varnish and gilt bronze, Paris, mid-18th century (Louis XV), attributed to the circle of Antoine Foullet.The cartel case, intentionally wider than the console, features a serpentine and asymmetrical rocaille shape, typical of Parisian Louis XV design. It is richly adorned with finely chased mercury-gilt bronze mounts depicting foliage, rocailles and openwork motifs. The enamel dial, with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, is signed Montjoye à Paris, a Parisian clockmaker active in the 18th century.
The matching console displays a perfectly coherent decoration, with a shaped top, a richly ornamented rocaille crossbar and dark-ground Martin varnish enhanced with polychrome floral bouquets. The ensemble forms a decorative composition typical of Parisian interiors of the second half of the 18th century, where the cartel clock, deliberately wider than the console, asserts a strong vertical presence.
This type of production, combining high-quality Martin varnish and mercury-gilt bronze mounts, is characteristic of specialized Parisian workshops working for clockmakers. It can be attributed to the circle of Antoine Foullet, a Parisian master cabinetmaker admitted in 1749, renowned for his clock cases and collaborations with leading horologists of his time.

The reverse of the console bears an old workshop stamp visible on the structure, likely from a Parisian 18th-century workshop, possibly related to the circle of Antoine Foullet.

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