Louis XV Cartel Wall or Table Clock and Its Shelf Base, France, 1865

One of a kind Mosaic big size green mirror, created using an original vintage small customized and covered in fragments of ceramic, porcelain antique China dishes...

Beautiful Series of 3 sculptural design different sizes Coffee, Center or Side tables compose by a solid white Estremoz marble base and a delicate black wood top in Oak open pore. T...

Cartel with its Base in the style of Boulle, brass inlays and imitating tortoise shell, Louis XV style, Napoleon III period, 19th century. Measures: H: 45 cm, W: 28 cm, D: 17 cm.

A very fine and large Early 18th Century French Louis XV period corne verte (green horn) and ormolu mounted cartel or wall clock. The impressive cartel rests on its original socle - wall mounted base. Signed on the original white enamel dial with hand painted Roman numerals within a hand blown glass door with ormolu trim and decorated with ornate bronze. Impressively chiseled or ciselé work throughout. Original gilding throughout, exquisite patina. The wonderful gilt bronze case is signed by the highly respected maitre ebeniste and clockmaker, A. Gosselin from Paris. It is surrounded by flowers and foliage. Antoine Gosselin ‘A. Gosselin’ (Antoine Gosselin 1731-1794, Paris, master in 1752). Antoine Gosselin who worked actively under Louis XV until the Revolution and was established in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, in Paris. He hand crafted magnificent pieces that were at the time only reserved for the King. Clock is in very good antique condition and functions, but may need to be serviced again after shipping just as all clocks do. The ormolu Chinoiserie...