LONGCASE CLOCK Louis XV, Paris, circa 1750. The dial is signed “Guiot à Paris” (presumably André-Georges Guiot); the case bears an indistinct signature reading “A.J. Jollain” (Adrien-Jérôme Jollain, master craftsman from 1763).

LONGCASE CLOCK

Louis XV, Paris, circa 1750. The dial is signed “Guiot à Paris” (presumably André-Georges Guiot); the case bears an indistinct signature reading “A.J. Jollain” (Adrien-Jérôme Jollain, master craftsman from 1763).
Palisander and kingwood, inlaid in rectangular quarter-veneered reserves. Rich, partly pierced bronze mounts. Figure of Cupid as finial. Movement with pin-wheel train and scissor escapement. White enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes.
64 × 235 × 30 cm.
Hairline cracks and small chips to the enamel. Various cracks and losses. The bronze is rubbed in place.

Provenance:
- Swiss private collection in Suisse romande (according to Sotheby's).
- Sotheby's Zurich, Hotel Baur au Lac, November 1996, Lot 359.
- Swiss private collection, acquired at the above auction.