A Cartel Clock is a clock

Clock

A clock is an instrument used to indicate, keep, and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument missing such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece...

 designed to hang directly on the wall. Most often used in reference to highly ornate mid-18th-century Rococo examples. These flowing, curvilinear designs are executed in gilt bronze (aka ormolu

Ormolu

Ormolu is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-karat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze. The mercury is driven off in a kiln...

).

A very fine example of the cartel clock can be found in the Linsky Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is a rare example. Even though it is missing many of the applied porcelain flowers that adorned it, it is largely intact. Of note is the fact that it has no striking mechanism. It is therefore speculated that it was to be placed in a bedroom. Therefore it has no bell or chime to disturb the occupants sleep. See Jack and Belle Linsky Collection catalogue published by MMA.

An English Giltwood Cartel Clock by John Fladgate (worked in Conduit Street, London, 1740s to 1780s) was sold in Chicago in 2009 for $2440.