A Louis XV ormolu cartel clock, signed Jean-Baptiste Ballion Mid-18th Century

The dial with scattered chips and light surface dirt to enamel. Break to gilt bronze scroll at bottom, now reattached from the reverse but slightly loose. Diaper pattern grill with minor losses and breaks. With later oil gilding. In otherwise good condition.
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