318 - (150) IMPORTANT CLOCK WITH CARILLON, SIGNED JOSUE ROBERT (1691-1771)

(150) IMPORTANT CLOCK WITH CARILLON, SIGNED JOSUE ROBERT (1691-1771) Large Neuchâtel pendulum clock, mid-18th c. Case painted pink with polychrome floral decoration; bronze mounts (some loose) in the transitional Louis XV–Louis XVI style; hour and half-hour striking on two bells; musical mechanism with 11 bells and 8 different melodies. Signed: Josue Robert, Horloger du Roy de Prusse et de la Cour, à La Chaux-de-Fonds. The clock was restored in 1992; current functionality has not been tested. Height of clock: 93 cm; height of base: 37 cm. Certificate: Prof. André Curtit.