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France, probably for the English market, a brass Gothic style mantel clock set with signed Wedgwood plaques, Japy Freres eight day time and strike movement, white enamel Roman numeral dial, Breguet style hands, bezel with beveled glass, polished brass case with columned corners, topped by acorn form finials, set with blue jasper plaques decorated with classical and allegorical motifs, each set in its own black painted, metal frame c1860 -
Cartier, Paris, France, small desk or nightstand clock, 15 jewels, key wind and set, gilt plate movement, with lever escapement, in an 18 karat, yellow gold, straight line engine decorated case, and silver dial with gold pyramid markers, gold dauphine hands, serial #658, 341.9g TW c1975, with original key, L 2 1/2" W 1 5/8" Ht 2 3/4" -
Le Roi & Fils, Paris, a late 18th century grand sonnerie striking Pendule d'Officier, the round gilt bronze case with stepped, rectangular base on paw feet, the sides with applied Medusa masks below a wheat ear ornamented frieze and foliate finials at the corners, and with incurved top, surmounted by an oval, foliate ornament with folding ouroboros handle, hinged brass bezel with convex beveled glass, Arabic numeral white enamel dial, blued steel hands, 30 hour, grand sonnerie striking and repeating movement with alarm, time train with fusee, strike train with barrel, the alarm wound by pulling a fine chain at the left side of the case, the repeating activated through a chain at the right, strike work mounted to back plate, and with verge escapement, the plain three arm balance visible beneath the pierced balance bridge, mounted to the back plate, the back plate stamped "SRF " -
Mathurin Souge, a Paris, a 17th century French "Hague Clock", the oak and walnut case with burl walnut veneer, the top, base and door with ebonized moldings, the sides having arched windows with ebonized surrounds, and top with two iron loops for hanging, interior of the case back with figured walnut veneers bordered by plain walnut with ebonized string inlay, red velvet lined brass plate with gilt dial and fancy pierced and engraved gilt hands, the minute hand with steel tip, hinged, engraved lambrequin below 6:00, signed "Mathurin Souge, A Paris", and concealing a small aperture allowing access to start the pendulum, 30 hour two train movement powered by a single barrel, and counting the hours on a bell, crown wheel escapement and silk thread suspension with cycloidal cheeks, and decorative, pierced steel levers for strike train warning and locking, and pendulum with heavy, spherical bob. -
J. Mayet, Morbier, France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a iron post and plate frame, brass chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals, brass alarm ring with engraved Arabic numerals, pierced brass spandrels and engraved plaque below the dial reading "J. Mayet a Morbier", single brass hand, all topped with a pierced brass fronton. -
Auguste Moinau et Rolland Degrege, Paris, a good, two day, weight driven skeleton clock with thermometer, a pair of turned columns flanking the silvered thermometer scale, and supporting the well finished, pierced brass frames enclosing the four wheel train with recoil escapement, the back plate signed by the makers and with serial number 16, roman numeral silvered dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, brass clad weight and counterweights suspended from decorated ring link chain, and wound by pulling a cord, all surmounted by a gilt eagle resting on a silvered sphere, and resting on an oblong, inlaid, rosewood veneered base, and contained within a large glass dome with conforming, velvet lined socle -
Brocard, Comte, France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a iron post and plate frame, brass chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals, brass alarm ring with engraved Arabic numerals, flat brass fleur de lis spandrels and pivoted winding arbor shutters, engraved plaque below the dial reading "Brocard en Comte", single pierced brass hand, all topped with a pierced brass fronton. -
Cogniet, a Paris, an early 18th century brass and tortoise shell veneered, ormolu mounted pendule d' alcove, case with base on foliate ornamented feet, and having outcurved sides and scroll cut skirt, mounted with conforming gilt moldings terminating in foliate roundels, the gilt, cast door with incurved lower corners and arch top, and cast, molded cornice surmounted by a removable caddy top, with urn finials and foliate mounted corners, gilt brass dial with roman numeral cartouches above a cast ornament with masks, festoons, and central cartouche signed "Cogniet a Paris", fancy blued steel hands, signed brass movement with large barrel and crown wheel escapement, the striking activated by pulling a cord at the base, and sounding the last hour and quarter on two bells concealed beneath the top, with matching, incurved wall mounted bracket -
France, Comtoise lantern clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with Chevalier de Bethune escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a iron posted iron frame, brass chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals, brass alarm ring with engraved Arabic numerals, two iron hands, all surmounted by a cast brass fronton and four turned iron finials. -
France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a iron post and plate frame, brass chapter ring with Roman numerals, brass alarm ring with Arabic numerals, pivoted winding arbor shutters, single pierced brass hand, all surmounted by a pierced brass fronton. -
Boileau a Paris, an early 19th century, half seconds beating gilt bronze portico clock, on floral medallion ornamented compressed ball feet, base molding decorated with palmette, anthemion and bellflower, the dado with mount having a central sunflower with mask, and flanking Grecian foliate ornament below the simple molded surbase, four columns with square plinths, laurel wreathed molded bases, and egg and dart capitals supporting the entablature, the frieze with floral medallions and cornice with waterleaf, palmette and bellflower, laurel wreath bezel with simple foliate inner ring, roman numeral white enamel dial with inner seconds chapter,signed "Boileau a Paris", blued steel Breguet style hands and central seconds hand, large two train movement with knife edge suspension and pin wheel escapement, counting the hours on a bell, and heavy bimetallic half seconds beating gridiron pendulum -
Blondeau, Chitelblanc, France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike, weight driven movement with Chevalier de Bethune escapement variant, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a iron post and plate frame, brass chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals, brass alarm ring with Arabic numerals, pivoted winding arbor shutters engraved with "Blondeau / 1734 / Chatel Blanc", single pierced brass hand, the top sides and front with one piece arcaded gallery with integrated pierced and engraved brass fronton. -
F. Farjaire, Saint-atienne, France, three train Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and quarter strike with alarm, three bells, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate frame, brass chapter with Roman numerals, Arabic numerals at 5 minute intervals on the outer rim, brass alarm ring with Arabic numerals, two iron hands, pivoted brass winding arbor shutters, engraved plaque with the maker's name, all topped by pierced brass fronton. -
France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with rare Maillet (or Mayet) escapement and unusual double vertical rack strike in a posted iron frame, cast brass dial with profile of young Louis XV with inset white enamel cartouches with blue Roman numerals, alarm ring with Arabic numerals, single pierced iron hand, brass spandrels above and pivoted winding arbor shutters below, all topped with a pierced brass fronton with floral motif. -
France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a iron post and plate frame, pewter chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals, brass alarm ring with Arabic numerals, pivoted brass winding arbor shutters with engraving, pierced brass fronton with engraving, and single brass fleur de lis hand. -
France, Revolutionary Era bronze-front Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike, day of the month and day of the week according to the French Republican Calendar, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate frame, early enamel dial with concave center and convex chapter, Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numerals for the minutes and days of the month, four iron hands, date hands embellished with Phrygian caps, cast bronze fronton with sun and lion motifs, lower cast fronton with medallion engraved with the date. -
Attributed to Holingue Freres, for Breguet, 12 Rue De La Paix, Paris, a Gorge cased, grand sonnerie striking carriage clock with leather bound box, the gilt brass case set with five beveled glass panels, gilt dial mask signed "Breguet No. 2739", roman numeral ivory dial, with subsidiary Arabic numeral ivory alarm dial, blued steel hands, 8 day, three train movement with lever platform, striking the hours and quarters in passing, and repeating the last hour and quarter on demand, the base with three position lever for silence, petite sonnerie or grand sonnerie, with leather bound, velvet lined travel case, the inside of the lid with the Breguet name and address in gold, the bottom also with the Breguet mark, and "No. 2739", with original key -
Japy Fils, Paris, France, figural mystery clock, 8 day, time and strike, spring driven movement with conical pendulum in a white alabaster case on cast feet with applied gilt ornaments, surmounted by a gilt female figure holding the pendulum aloft, Roman numeral white enamel dial, and gilt spade hands. -
France, a giant carriage timepiece of 60 day duration, gilt Corniche case with beveled glasses, Arabic numeral white enamel dial with matte, silvered mask, blued steel Breguet style hands, brass, long duration movement with large lever platform -
Thuret, a Paris, a 17th century pendule religieuse, the ebonized hardwood case with molded base and cornice, the door with cast, gilt trim, and top finials and cast foliate ornament, with what appears to be a family crest at center, case sides with astragal ended apertures with sliding shutters removable from the top, deep blue velvet lined wooden dial plate, gilt roman numeral dial with Arabic minutes, and gilt mount with laurel and trailing ribbon ornamented cartouche engraved "J. Thuret A Paris", 30 hour two train movement with baluster pillars, powered by a single barrel, and counting the hours on a bell, crown wheel escapement and copper strip suspension with cycloidal cheeks, and decorative, pierced steel levers for strike train warning and locking, and pendulum with turned brass bob