BOULLE CLOCK WITH BASE

Louis XV, the case signed ANT. FOULLET (Antoine Foullet, maître 1749), Guild stamp, the dial signed STRAUBHAAR A STRASBOURG (Johann Jakob Straubhaar, active 1721-ca. 1750), Strasbourg ca. 1750.

Wood, inlaid all-around with brass and polychrome tortoiseshell; flowers, foliage and decorative frieze. Dial with 12 enamel plaques. 2 fine, pierced hands. Movement with verge escapement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. Opulent bronze mounts and applications. Requires restoration.

47x21x112 cm.

Provenance:- from a private collection, Switzerland.Ref.: P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989; pp. 320-322 (biogr. information on Antoine Foullet). H.L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris 1974; p. 600 (biogr. information on J.J. Straubhaar).