Louis XV Wall cartel in bronze signed Adam Lechopie

This gilt bronze cartel adorned with foliage is surmounted by a trellis arch inside which are two birds and a quiver filled with arrows. The dial is asymmetrically decorated with foliage motifs. In the lower part, a putti clings to a volute decorated with flowers.

Adam Lechopie master in 1758 by privilege of the Trinity Hospital. Established rue Neuve des Petits Champs. Died in 1812
Important production of clocks with cases by Goyer, JJ de St Germain, Thomire, Vion and Osmond.
Among his clients: Beaujon and Marquis de Brunoy.


Bibliography:
P.Kjellberg, encyclopedia of the French clock from the middle Ages to the 20th century, Paris, 1997, p.100

An identical cartel for the bronze is reproduced at Auction Art, Paris, November 26, 2016, n ° 135