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. (85.09 x 36.2 cm) (a, clock)15 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (39.37 x 46.36 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 (the encased clock and a decorative shelf) is based on designs by André Charles Boulle (1642-1732), royal cabinetmaker to King Louis XIV of France. Boulle also excelled at a type of marquetry using tortoiseshell and brass, which can be seen on the bracket. Marquetry is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns or pictures. Thin sheets of tortoiseshell and brass were laid