A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK 'REGULATEUR DU PARQUET' WITH CALENDAR AND MOONPHASE

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK 'REGULATEUR DU PARQUET' WITH CALENDAR AND MOONPHASE
THE CASE BY ANTOINE FOULLET, PARTIALLY REMOUNTED
THE DIAL SIGNED ROBIN A PARIS; THE MOVEMENT SIGNED CARON A VERSAILLES; DIAL AND MOVEMENT PROBABLY ASSOCIATED, CIRCA 1760-1770
The case of typical form, inlaid with foliage overall, decorated with foliate cast ormolu mounts, the case stamped FOULLET JME, blue and white enamel chapters and centre, the centre with seconds ring and pierced and chased ormolu hands, the engraved brass dial signed Robin AParis, the arch with silvered and blued moonphase, calendar and two silvered subsidiary rings, rectangular apertures above for Jour de Semaine, Signe du Zodiaque and Index du Mois, the movement signed on the backplate Caron a Versailles, anchor escapment, weight-driven going train and single barrel for strike on one bell above, the countwheel connected to the intricate mechanism for calendar and moonphase with pierced star-shaped and spoked wheels, spring suspension with detachable steel and brass pendulum; one brass weigth, two door keys, winding key
221 cm. high overall