Description A large Louis XV Chinoiserie ormolu-mounted tortoiseshell musical bracket clock,Mid-18th century,The case, hood and console decorated with bronze C-scrolls and foliage and centred by a seated figure holding a parasol, the dial with Roman numerals, above a brass plate engraved with foliate scrolls, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, above a brass front with apertures marked `Sonne/Non Sonne` for strike and non strike, and second aperture `Autre/Meme` to change the tunes, the square French mechanism with a verge escapement and a cord suspended pendulum, the striking mechanism ‘Grande sonnerie’ striking every quarter on two bells and the whole hours in full, with repetition on demand, hour striking is preceded by a musical work on ten silver amalgamated bells, with choice of two different tunes.,137x47x27 cm (incl. console),Case in good condition, mechanisms in working condition.,