Louis XV Clock

French Louis XV gilded ormolu and bronze mantel clock. The enamel dial, signed “Le Moyne à Paris”, indicates the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals. The gilt bronze waisted case with scrolling, large garlands of flowers, shells, leaves, flowering branches and ribbons. The composition and the remarkable quality of the casting, chasing and gilding, all bear witness to the exceptional talent of François Viger, who created the clock in circa 1755.

François Viger (Dieppe circa 1708 - Paris 1784) an 18th century Parisian clockmaker. Exercising independently at first, he became a master in August 1744 and opened a workshop in the rue Saint-Denis. As Jean-Dominique Augarde aptly states: “the pieces made in his workshop are of exceptional quality”. (Les ouvriers du Temps, Genève, 1996, p. 405). Viger ordered his clock cases from the best bronziers and cabinetmakers of the day, collaborating with such fine artisans as Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain, Antoine Foullet, and Jean-Baptiste Osmond. His work may be found today in important museums and private collections worldwide, including the Basel Historisches Museum de Bâle, the Wallace Collection in London, the Louvre in Paris, the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg and the Liazenski Palace in Warsaw.

You can adjust the intensity of the shadows beneath the clock by selecting the face of the shadow and lowering the transparency to your liking.
Land impact is 3 for every size below the 0.85m of height.
Number of triangles: 29215
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