Important Boulle Cartel Sign Jean Jolly Louis XIV Period H 130cm

Very important wall cartel in brown tortoiseshell marquetry and gilded brass called Boulle with decoration of foliage and quarte leaves, ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes such as foliage, scrolls, ball feet with gadroons, the top is decorated with the complete Fame of its trumpet and palm leaf, the console is decorated with Spanish flags the base of a seed this large cartel presents a dial with enamelled cartridges, decorated with engravings with a closed crown The movement is signed J Jolly in Paris The complete mechanism of its bell, hammer, pendulum , key, works perfectly, it chimes the hours and a half The escapement was modified in the 19th century The marquetry is remarkably well preserved, small wear and tear from time Total height 130cm in Pendulum a00cm console 30cm width 39cm depth 21cm Work from the Louis XIV period end of the 17th or beginning of the 18th century Jean Jolly based on rue de Harlay in Paris is a Parisian watchmaker reputedly active from 1691 to 1720 a priori