Items Similar to French 18th Century Louis XV Period Tortoiseshell and Ormolu Boulle Cartel Clock

French Early 18th Century Louis XV Period Tortoise Shell and Ormolu Cartel Clock

Louis XV Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock by St Martin, Paris, circa 1720

Wall Clock 18th Century Boulle

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Cartel Clock

XVIIIth Cartel Clock Louis XV Boulle Marquetry

Very Large French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mantel Clock

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 11

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Tortoiseshell and Ormolu Boulle Cartel Clock

$39,500

£30,271.97

€34,792.31

CA$55,479.69

A$62,092.01

CHF 32,502.95

MX$754,305.35

NOK 412,704.85

SEK 389,457.52

DKK 259,611.84

About the Item

A large and important French 18th century Louis XV period Tortoiseshell and ormolu Boulle cartel clock signed Le Faucheur, A Paris. The clock is raised on its original display shelf with an exceptional curved tapered design with a stunning scrolled foliate ormolu mount at the base, a striking pierced central seashell mount, and beautiful richly chased maidens heads at each side with feathers in their hair all set on a masterfully inlaid brass and tortoiseshell background. The clock above is raised by most elegant elaborately scrolled foliate feet with finely detailed designs leading along the scalloped shaped front and to the central smooth cabochon. At the center is one large door retaining its original glass pane with an exceptional pierced ormolu mount of a beautiful maiden seated on a daybed and framed within a fine mottled ormolu border and stunning intricately detailed brass inlaid flowers and leaves set on a tortoiseshell background. The door opens to reveal the sensational ormolu clock face with impressive and extremely decorative foliate designs and its original fitted enameled hour and minute plaques with Roman and Arabic numbers and fine foliate hands. Inside, the pendulum hangs above a magnificent checkered floor and in front of additional masterfully inlaid brass foliate designs. Each side also retains its original glass panes. Above an impressive foliate band in a rich satin and burnished finish is the stunning top crown with a charming cherub draped in a flowing fabric feeding a dolphin. All original gilt throughout.

Dimensions:

Height: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 45 in (114.3 cm)

Style:

Louis XV (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Ormolu,Tortoise Shell

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

18th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1700s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

West Palm Beach, FL

Reference Number:

Seller: 42421stDibs: LU949927431452

More From This Seller

View All

French Early 18th Century Louis XV Period Tortoise Shell and Ormolu Cartel Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A spectacular and extremely high quality French early 18th century Louis XV period tortoise shell and ormolu mounted Cartel clock. The impressive clock rests on its original wall mou...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Early 18th Century Louis XV Period Tortoise Shell and Ormolu Cartel Clock

$66,500

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Cartel Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu cartel clock. The clock is raised on its original wall mounting stand with a lovely foliate bottom finial ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Wall Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Cartel Clock

$19,800

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cartel Clock, by L. Marchand

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu cartel clock, by L. Marchand. The clock has a a fine berried and foliate bottom inverted finial and finely etched...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Wall Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cartel Clock, by L. Marchand

$22,500

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock, 'Signed Lepaute Paris'

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An extremely high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. signed 'Lepaute, Paris' ormolu clock. The clock with a superb chasing throughout has all of its original gilt. Raised ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock, 'Signed Lepaute Paris'

$18,900

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning French 18th century Louis XVI period ormolu and silvered bronze clock, signed Pfeñinger, Zurich. The clock is centered by a striking f...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Clock

$16,500

French 19th century Louis XVI/XV st. Ormolu cartel clock

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, F. E. Becker & Co

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most important and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI/XV st. Ormolu cartel clock, signed F. Barbedienne and E. Becker 98'. This impressive cartel clock with its original gi...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI/XV st. Ormolu cartel clock

$59,500

Antique 1720s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock by St Martin, Paris, circa 1720

$27,151

Wall Clock 18th Century Boulle

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Warsaw, PL

Exquisite Boulle Style Mantel Clock This exquisite mantel clock perfectly embodies the artistry and elegance of the Boulle style, characterized by its rich ornamentation in bronze an...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Wall Clock 18th Century Boulle

$23,032

XVIIIth Cartel Clock Louis XV Boulle Marquetry

Located in Marseille, FR

Cartel from the Louis XV period in brown tortoiseshell and inlaid with brass signed in enamel Jean Louis Delisle in Paris and on the movement, strikes the hours and half-hours revise...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

XVIIIth Cartel Clock Louis XV Boulle Marquetry

$12,992

Very Large French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Very large French Louis XV style ormolu mantel clock French, circa 1880 Measures: Height 98cm, width 50cm, depth 27cm This fine 19th century clock is unusually large, standing a...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Very Large French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mantel Clock

$61,089

18th Century French Louis XV Boulle and Gilt Bronze Bracket Clock

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A Period Louis XV Boulle mantle clock The case is inlaid with brass and is further decorated with Rococo scrollwork and gilded bronze mounts. The det...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Boulle and Gilt Bronze Bracket Clock

$8,000

Rare French 18th Century Louis XV Vernis Martin Cartel Clock by Festeau le Jeune

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

The clock case decorated overall with very fine ‘Vernis Martin’ lacquer paint with floral sprays and garlands. The waisted case with pierced foliate bronze mounts and surmounted by a foliate finial with a bird. On scroll feet, the bracked conformingly mounted and decorated with a scene with dogs. A fine three week going movement, striking half and full hours on a silvered bronze bell. Festeau Le Jeune became master in 1769. Clock case and bracket are stamped by the ebenist ‘A. Gosselin’ (Antoine Gosselin 1731-1794, Paris, master in 1752), as well as the stamp of the Parisian gilt ‘JME’. In French interior design, Vernis Martin is a type of lustrous lacquer substitute widely used in the 18th century to decorate a wide variety of items from furniture and coaches to such personal articles as fans and snuffboxes. The technique was named after the French brothers Guillaume and Etienne-Simon Martin, who perfected the process, but covers work by other craftsmen as well. Highly praised by Voltaire, it was developed to imitate East Asian lacquerware...

Category