Pamono Regency or Louis XV Boulle Cartel Clock on Console by Gribelin, Paris, Early 18th Century, Set of 2> Clocks

Cartouche-shaped clock case constricted in the center on four volute support legs with curved frame and large glazed front door framed with bronze dial. Finally, pagoda-like removable top with crowning gilded bronze mount in the form of a bird sitting in a rocaille-like arbor. Front and sides with the finest, partly engraved brass marquetry in the form of fine floral vines on a reddish tortoise shell background, glazed work sight on both sides. Exquisitely rich bronze decoration in moving Louis XV vegetal volutes. Matching wall console curved tapered downward, front and sides with corresponding boulle marquetry, edges with moving Louis XV foliate and gilt bronze ornamentation. Large round enamel dial with black Roman and smaller Arabic numerals, openworked brass hands. Spindle movement with signature on movement plate “Gribelin A Paris” with back pendulum on thread suspension. Half hour and hour strike on bell. Professional revision of the movement, working. Nicholas Gribelin was born in Blois on November 27, 1637, and by the end of the 17th century had gained a reputation as one of the most important clockmakers of his time. In 1674 Gribelin was appointed horloger de Monsieur le Dauphin, the son of Louis XIV, and in 1676 he received the dignity of master. Around 1682, he is documented as having a workshop in the rue de Bussy. For the cases of his large clocks, Gribelin often collaborated with Andre Charles Boulle (1642-1732), who decisively developed the decoration technique named after him. When the Dauphin’s clock collection was inventoried in 1689, four clocks by Gribelin were also listed. Gribelin died in Paris in 1719. Works by Gribelin can be found in important international museums and collections, such as Versailles, The British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Dimensions: Clock: H. 71 cm x W. 33 cm x D. 17 cm Console: H. 27 cm x W. 42 cm x D. 21,5 cm Condition: very good, min. signs of age and use, surface refurbished, movement professionally overhauled and in working order.