FRANCE, Louis XV style, second half of the 19th century Large violin-shaped table clock with a decoration of brass and sea turtle shell (Chelonioidea spp.) marquetry (pre-Convention) on a red background. Gilded brass dial, chiseled in the center with a radiating head and foliage scrolls, featuring a cartouche signed “Balthasar à Paris,” index featuring 12 white-enameled cartouches with blue Roman numerals for the hours, and engraved Arabic numerals around the perimeter with a scale for the minutes. Rocaille-style bronze trim, partially stripped of its gilding, resting on four spindle-shaped feet. Removable entablature topped by a bronze Renommée with a palm frond (restored). Mechanical movement with key winding. Brocot blade suspension. Interior inlaid with a motif of fleur-de-lis-style trilobes and quadrilobes in brass on a brown wood veneer background on the door and a radiating pattern on the case back. H. 104 cm - W: 48.5 cm - D: 18 cm. Lifting, some damage, and missing pieces.