Wall clock with bracket, c. 1725, attributed to Charles Cressent; Maker: Abraham Gudin; Maker: Jacques Gudin; Designer: André Charles Boulle, French, 1685–1768, 33 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. ( x cm) (a, clock)15 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. ( x cm) (d, wall bracket), Gilt bronze, tortoise shell, brass marquetry, wood, France, Early rococo, The exuberant gilt-brass clock case, which displays organic motifs characteristic of the Rococo style, was probably made by one of the foremost French cabinetmakers of the 1700s, Charles Cressent (1685–1768). The clock with wall bracket

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