Nicolas-Jean MARCHAND, born around 1697 and received master's degree around 1735 Boulle" marquetry cartel in brass and tortoiseshell with leafy and floral interlacing, checkerboards and lambrequins, cut out and reworked in intaglio. It features rich ornamentation in chased and gilt bronze, including acanthus leaves, pearl frieze frames, an allegory of time with an angel holding an hourglass and a scythe, flowers and scrolls. Circular dial in finely chased, polished and matt bronze with twelve blue enamelled parts on a white background marked with the hours in Roman numerals. The case is stamped. Louis XV period Height: 55 cm Width: 29 cm Depth: 14.5 cm Minor chips and restorations