LOUIS XV-STYLE TABLE CLOCK BY MATTHIEU PLANCHON the copper dial with black enamelled numerals for the hours is adorned with scrolls and palmettes at the spandrels and is surmounted by a label bearing the watchmaker's name: Planchon/Horloger/au/Palais-Royal. The whole is set in a molded oak case carved with palmettes, foliage and volutes. Minor accidents and wear. Height 61 cm - Width 49 cm - Depth 22 cm Originally from Berry, Mathieu PLANCHON (1842-1921) was a clockmaker, historian and theorist. He settled in Paris, in the Palais-Royal, in the 1870s. A skilled technician, he is known for his automata and original clocks. Location: Ground floor