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Los 324
A Swiss Worldwide travel alarm clock by Luxor for Asprey. With gilt adjustable dial, in a green leather case, width 9.5cm.There is a hinge missing off the back which would attach to the case, the clock has been running for an hour and is still going! the alarm is in working order, wear to the case and clock.
Los 2019
Henry Capt L Gallopin & Cie, Geneve, repeat carriage clock with an alarm. Movement serial number 13397. Brass case with bevelled glass panels, oval glass panel to top. White dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary alarm dial, maker's name on dial. Dimensions: 6" (to top handle) x 3" x 3". Condition report: Good condition but will need a clean. Hairline crack to dial
Los 122
A late 19th century French gilt bronze cased repeating carriage clock with alarm probably Drocourt6cm diameter white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, minute track, outer Arabic minutes and blued steel moon hands over a subsidiary alarm dial, indistinctly signed probably Howell, James & Co, London, silvered platform escapement with compensated balance, passing strike on a bell, foliate engraved and green enamel decorated matte ground gilt mask, foliate engraved three pane bevelled glass case with inspection top, solid rear door with shuttered winding holes, on plinth base, case, backplate and key numbered 5179height 14.4cm.Condition: Winding key present. Case in need of cleaning with tarnish. Platform appears original. Loss to green enamel on mask in several areas. Alarm hand absent. No chips to glass Winds but does not tick or run. Alarm and strike functional but hammer does not strike bell. Signature on dial very rubbed and indistinct.
Los 1496
Unusual late 19th / early 20th Century brass cased carriage clock of Japanesque design by Duverdrey & Bloquel, the stylised case enclosing an enamel dial with applied dark patinated and gilt fretwork decoration depicting exotic birds and foliage, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and subsidiary alarm dial with a single train movement and subsidiary alarm train striking on a bell (lion trademark to the back plate), 12cms high excluding the loop handle
Los 182
A Mahogany Striking Alarm Table Clock, signed William Dirrick, London, circa 1790, inverted bell top pediment with brass carrying handle, pierced brass sound frets, pull hour and alarm cords, bracket feet, 8-inch circular silvered dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and signed, central alarm disc, twin fusee movement with a verge escapement and hour and alarm striking on a bell, movement backplate elaborately engraved with floral and urn decoration, bob pendulum, movement secured in by brackets49cm high over handleCase right hand side with small cracks in parts, case otherwise is clean, dial is clean, movement in going order and striking.
Los 212
René Magritte, "Le Réveil-matin" (The Alarm Clock), Farblithographie von 1979, signiert von Georgette Magritte, gerahmtRené Magritte, 1898 Lessines - 1967 Brüssel, "Le Réveil-matin" (The Alarm Clock), Farblithographie, 42,5 x 51 cm, Stempelsignatur, handsigniert von Georgette Magritte, num. LXXXII/C, unter Glas gerahmt
Los 17
A rare mid 19th century French carriage clock with alarm and chaff-cutter escapementJ. B. Beguin, Paris Number 178, the front plate stamped H.L.The case surmounted by a shaped handle above the robust escapement observation window, the top and pillars cast with foliate tendrils, braced by four bevelled glass panels and supported on a moulded floral base with shaped feet. The Roman enamel dial signed J. B. Beguin A Paris in the chapter ring under VI and elegant blued steel quatre-foil hands, a subsidiary Arabic alarm dial with blued steel pointer below VI. The triple spring barrel movement with chaff-cutter escapement to a light monometallic balance and outside countwheel, the backplate stamped J. B. Beguin a Paris 178, the alarm setting arbor unusually set with a click spring. Ticking and striking with a double ended winding key and service report for the clock from 1966. 18cms (7ins) highFootnotes:Please see appendix for additional information on H.L.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 23
A late 19th century French gorge cased carriage clock with alarm and hour repeatFrançois-Arsène Margaine, Paris. Retailed by J. E. Caldwell and Co., Philadelphia, No. 11728Surmounted by a rippled handle above a large escapement observation window, the moulded cornice over bevelled glass panels supported by four grooved uprights, on a moulded base. The white enamel Roman dial signed for the retailer J. E. Caldwell & Co Philadelphia over Made in France, with blued steel moon hands, and subsidiary Arabic alarm dial. The triple spring barrel movement with silvered and jewelled English lever platform escapement and cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the lower edge of the backplate stamped 11728 with Margaine's beehive trademark. Ticking, striking and alarming. 19cms (7ins) highFootnotes:According to contemporary trade directories, Margaine was listed in 1869 as a clock maker, wheel cutter and mechanic. That same year, he received a patent for an alarm mechanism for miniature carriage clocks. A year later, in 1870, he was no longer mentioned as cutting wheels, and by 1873 he was being listed strictly as a clockmaker, registering his well known beehive trademark the following year.He was renowned for making high quality, high-end clocks, with unique handles, though catalogues from his workshop indicate that he produced a wide range of carriage clocks from a timepiece only clock through to grande sonnerie with month, day and moon dials. The choice of case was equally diverse from a standard Anglaise case through to a gorge or bambu case with either Limoges or Cloisonne panels. It seems that the majority of the movements would have been bought in rough form from eminent makers and companies (such as Japy freres), whereas the case and dial would be made in Margaine's workshop. In addition to the above-mentioned alarm patent, he also received two patents for carriage clock case ornamentation, including a method of decoration which involved solid-coloured sides overlaid with pierced panels. A further two patents were also gained; one for a carriage clock remontoir escapement and another for an 'improved' carriage clock striking mechanism. The lowest serial number found is 444 and the highest is 20879, suggesting a potential output over his career of more than 20,000 clocks.He died in 1915; there is some evidence that his business was taken over by Henri Doffe, a graduate of the Parisian horological school, l'Ecole de l'Horlogerie de Paris that Margaine helped to start in 1881. It remains unknown if Doffe wound up or continued the business, either under Margaine's name or his own.Wotruba, T. (2014) 'The Horological World of François Arsène Margaine', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 35 (2), pgs. 807-826.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 11
A rare late 19th century French engraved and porcelain-panelled repeating carriage clock with alarmDrocourt No. 13947, retailed by Chas Galliot, GenevaThe case surmounted by a reeded handle over a deeply bevelled oval escapement observation window, surrounded by floral engraving over grooved columns to a matching base and glazed back door; each side set with pastoral panels depicting two shepherdesses within gilt borders. The porcelain Roman dial depicting a pastoral scene of a farm house in summer, with subsidiary Arabic alarm dial below VI, the centre stamped Chas Galliot Genéve below blued steel spade hands, all within a gilt border. The triple spring barrel movement with a silvered jewelled English lever platform escapement and half cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the back plate stamped for Drocourt, with winding instructions in English. Ticking, striking, alarming and repeating. 19cms (7ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 4
A late 19th century gilt and engraved brass repeating carriage clock with original numbered leather travel caseCharles Grottendiek, Bruxelles, Number 9422The engraved rippled handle above a thickly bevelled, rectangular escapement observation window and repeat button, the sharply moulded cornice over glazed sides between engraved concave columns, on an elaborately engraved, moulded base.The Roman dial signed Ch. Grottendiek (indeterminate address and title) Bruxelles below the blued steel spade hands, a subsidiary Roman alarm dial set below VII set within an intricate floral engraved brass mask.The triple spring barrel movement with a jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement and half-cut, bimetallic balance with timing screws, the backplate stamped Ch. Grottendiek Bruxelles 9422. Ticking, striking, repeating, and alarming, with a later double ended winding key and numbered (9422) leather travel case with purple velvet interior. 19 cms (7 ins) highFootnotes:François Charles Grottendieck was born in 1834 in Saint Anna, Hannover. His father was Ferdinand Henri, a wholesaler, and his mother was Marie Marguerite Wilhelmine Kruse. In 1863 he was married in Brussels to Eugènie Adélaïde Josephe Henriette, who was four years his senior and also a wholesaler. He is listed on his marriage certificate as a horologist, though it is not known where he served his apprenticeship. The couple appear to have gone into business together; given their backgrounds it seems likely that Eugènie would have managed the running of the shop, while Charles would have focused on repair and possibly finishing/manufacture. Throughout the 1860's-70s there was a horologist by the name of Dessaint-Plet whose shop was based at 10 Montagne de la Cour, Brussels. Plet had taken over the shop from another well-regarded horologist, A. Demeur, who is known to have sold carriage clocks by Paul Garnier. Demeur was also horologist to the King of Brussels, a title Plet seemed to receive with the shop. It is unclear when Plet retired, though it appears that Grottendieck became his successor, both to the shop and the title of horologist to the King and Queen of Brussels. It is unknown how long Grottendieck remained at this address, however, by 1901 the Grottendiecks were operating out of a shop on 80 Rue de la Madeleine, and also living above the shop. This may suggest that they had formally relocated from 10 Montagne de la Cour, rather than working out of both shops.In early August 1901, the shop was burgled, the thieves making off with 100,000 francs of items. This included 100 watches (valued between 100-1,500 francs), 30 gold chains (valued at around 10,000 francs), and 15 diamond and ruby trimmed bracelets (valued between 12 to 15,000 francs). Reportedly, Eugènie came downstairs to open the shop around 6.00, and noticed that one of the windowpanes, normally located 1.6m above the ground, had been removed and left on the shop counter. It was later suggested that the thieves climbed onto the arm of a streetlamp in front of the store, which allowed them to access the first storey window. As the lock was still bolted on the door, it appears the thieves left in the same fashion. Finding the shop had been ransacked, she apparently called up to Charles, who helped her draw up a list of missing inventory, before the police were informed. During questioning, it came out that a customer had come into the shop the previous day and spent ½ hour looking at a pocket watch chain. He left without buying anything, and 15 minutes later two different men came into the shop, looked at the same chain for ½ hour, then also left without making a purchase. These men, the first being identified as French, and the other two identified as Dutch, were listed as the likely thieves. It seems there had been a false alarm in the middle of the burglary, as 40,000 francs worth of jewellery had been left on the shop counter. More chillingly, in the room next to the shop, police discovered a dagger and several lengths of rope hastily left on a table. It does not seem that the perpetrator(s) was ever discovered.Charles and Eugènie had at least three children; Frédéric Jacques Joseph (born in 1865), Paul Désiré Joseph Charles (born in 1869) and Emma Ferdinande Joséphine (born in 1871). The eldest, Frédéric, became a horologist, likely being apprenticed to his father. He married Marie Colette Eugénie Briers in Elsene in 1904. Emma married into a family of wholesalers in 1893, both her brothers serving as witnesses. Interestingly, her husband, Paul Justin Louis Joseph Henriette, would serve as a witness to Frédéric's wedding nine years later.Paul Grottendieck became an engineer in Hainaut, at some point marrying Emma Celeste Louise Dubois. The couple had at least one child, Germaine Charlotte Clotilde Grottendieck, born in 1895, who apparently became an internationally lauded cellist. de Caluwé, J. (2019). 'Forme et contenu du discours publicitaire des horlogers bruxellois aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles', Cahiers Bruxellois – Brusselse Cahiers, I, pg. 7-34.(1901) 'Belgique:Un Vol de 100,000 Francs', Journal des Débats: Politiques et Littéraires, 10 August, pg. 2.Firmin-Didot, A. (1860) Annuaire-almanach du commerce, de l'industrie, de la magistrature et de l'administration. Paris: Firmin-Didot frères, pg. 2273.Openarchives: Dutch and Belgian Archives on-line (2022) The Grottendieck Family. Available at: https://www.openarch.nl/(1901) 'Étranger: Belgique-Le Vol de 100,000 Francs', La Croix, 10 August.Belgian State Archives (2022) Grottendieck. Available at: https://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen/zoekresultaat?text=grottendieck(1901) 'Faits Divers: Vol de 100,00 Francs de Bijoux', Le Temps, 10 August.Firmin-Didot, A. (1863) Annuaire-almanach du commerce, de l'industrie, de la magistrature et de l'administration. Paris: Firmin-Didot frères, pg. 2600.(1901) 'Vol de 100,000 Fr. de Bijoux', Le Rappel, 11 August, No. 11475.Muñoz, F. (2020) Souvenirs de vieux festivals du midi de la France: Prades et Aix-en-Provence. Available at: https://www.resmusica.com/2020/08/03/souvenirs-de-vieux-festivals-du-midi-de-la-france-prades-et-aix-en-provence/Rozier, J. (1901) 'Étranger: Un Vol de 100,000 Francs', Gil Blas, 10 August, N. 7936.(1901) 'Nouvelles Diverses: Vol de Bijoux', L'Univers et Le Monde, 11 August.Antiquarian Horological Society (2019) 'Drewetts', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 40 (4).Meier, B. (2022) Charles Grottendieck. Available at: https://klokkendokter.com/charles-grottendieck/This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 1
A late 19th century French brass carriage clock with rare backplate strikingRetailed by Parkinson and Frodsham, London No. 572. Supplied by VBSurmounted by a three piece moulded handle above an oval escapement observation window, the moulded cornice over glazed panels framed by concave pillars, on a moulded base.The Roman and Arabic white enamel dial signed Parkinson & Frodsham London with blued steel moon hands, a subsidiary Arabic alarm dial under VI, set in a foliate strapwork-engraved silvered mask.The twin spring barrel movement with jewelled Swiss silvered platform stamped VB over a crown, with lever escapement and half-cut compensated bimetallic balance, the rack strike work with shaped levers mounted on the backplate, the plate itself stamped VB 572. Ticking, alarm operational, and striking the hour and half-hour on a gong below the movement. 18cms (7ins) highFootnotes:The trademark on this clock has been variously described as a 'VB' over a crown, a 'VB' over a W, or the initials 'VWB'. Charles Allix notes a 'superb' grande sonnerie striking carriage clock with alarm, thermometer and calendar complications, numbered 557 with this same trademark. He tentatively suggests that the initials could be those of Victorien Bousset. Allix, C. (1974) Carriage Clocks: Their History and Development. Woodbridge: Baron Publishing, p. 434.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 39
A very rare early 19th century Maltese weight-driven wall clock with alarmThe rectangular frame with shaped cresting over a cushion-moulded glazed bezel to a shaped base, with open sound apertures to the sides, decorated all over with silvered interlaced strapwork and fleur-de-lyse on a green ground. The 18 inch rectangular white painted Roman dial protected by a glazed door hinged to the left-hand side and opening to allow winding, with decorative half-hour markers framed by floral sprigs to each corner, painted to the centre with a three-mast ship leaving port, the large pierced single hand with alarm-setting disc, over a pendulum aperture. The movement secured to the back of the dial and wound from the rear, the barrels set along the top edge and raising the weights over a pair of pulleys mounted in iron brackets in the top corners of the case, both wheel trains inverted, the going with anchor escapement, the striking train with count wheel planted on the front plate, striking on the hours and the alarm on two bells. Together with the pendulum, two small lead weights and a winding key. Untested, but appears complete. 1.01m (3ft 4ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 6
A fine mid to late 19th century French engraved gilt brass gorge cased repeating carriage clockThe frontplate stamped H.L., numbered 5989With rippled handle over bevelled oval inspection panel framed by engraved foliage, decorated all over with scrolling foliage on a matted ground, the solid rear door with five named shuttered apertures for setting and winding. The white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with Breguet style hands over an alarm setting disc within a foliate mask. The movement with silvered lever platform escapement, striking on a coiled blued steel gong on a block stamped F.D.. Ticking, repeating and striking, with a functioning alarm. Together with a double ended key in the leather covered, velvet line travel case. 18cms (7ins) high. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 18
A fine and rare mid 19th century engraved gilt brass, grande sonnerie striking and repeating carriage clock with chaff-cutter escapement, gilt numerals, original travel case and numbered keyPaul Garnier No. 2228. The frontplate stamped H.L.The one piece case with slender tapering handle on hinged baluster uprights, over large bevelled glass panels, (the uppermost with repeat button passing through the panel), framed by cast moulded members engraved with delicate foliate scrolls, the hinged rear door with shuttered apertures for setting and winding, opening to reveal the punched number along the backplate, repeat numbered on the shaped aperture cover. The white enamel dial with rare gilt Roman numerals and minute track over a gilt Arabic alarm-setting dial, with original tapering, trefoil hands. The spring barrel movement with jewelled chaff cutter escapement with plain three-armed gilt balance, with rack striking and repeating on a pair of nested bells and brass hammers. Signed Paul Garnier Paris on the backplate and further set with selection levers to opt for 'silent or sonnerie' and 'grande sonnerie and petite sonnerie' , the frontplate stamped H.L. for Holingue Freres. Contained in the original tooled leather travelling case with brass catches and central swing handle, the interior with bespoke recess to accept the original numbered gilt key. 18cms (7ins) high. Footnotes:Provenance:This clock was the property of William Eve, mayor of Stoke Newington 1902-1903, and could well have been in his family ownership since new. The Holingue family, also sometimes spelt Hollingue, were generational clock manufacturers, whose workshop was thought to have been established by Jean-Baptiste Holingue in Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont, possibly in the early 19th century. It was taken over by his two sons, Jean-Francois and Louis, around 1845, or possibly a bit earlier. It appears there was a period when Jean-Francois, presumably the elder of the two brothers, was running the workshop on his own and trading under the name of Holingue fils. This period seems to have begun around 1845, when Holingue fils is mentioned in a civil service journal, and continued at least until 1849, when Holingue fils were awarded a Bronze Medal at the Universal Exposition of that year. The workshop was only mentioned as manufacturing clock movements. It is known that Louis and his partner had a son, Louis Albert, around 1848, which may explain his initial absence from the workshop. It has been suggested that Holingue fils briefly partnered with Emile Martin to form Holingue et Martin, possibly just to exhibit together in the 1851 Exposition. Both workshops were based in Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont, but this potential partnership couldn't be verified. By 1855, however, Louis seems to have joined his brother, as the workshop had been renamed to Holingue frères. They were advertising as 'makers of rough movements, carriage clocks, 8-day clocks, alarm clocks, etc.' and reference was also made to the bronze medal won in 1849.A year later, at the 1856 Universal Exposition, they received an honourable mention and seemingly had expanded their offerings to include regulators, chronometer blanks, calendar complications, and telegraph movements. In 1857, they listed their business simply as makers of movements, and this description continued until at least 1864. Whether they had stopped producing chronometer blanks, telegraph movements, etc. or they felt it unnecessary to advertise the breadth of their output is unknown. The workshop did exhibit in the Rouen Exposition of 1857, and their entry was described as a 'perfected movement' which struck the quarters and alarm on a carillon. In 1875/76 Louis Albert, Louis' son, appears to have sold the workshop to Drocourt, which was one of the main firms they supplied movements to. It is likely that this sale was due to Louise Albert not wanting to take up the family workshop; he had married in Paris, in 1870, to Victor Reclus' daughter, Henriette Clarisse Amélie Reclus. As the Reclus family had a workshop in Paris and a home in the Parisian suburbs, it is understandable that Louis Albert would not relish the prospect of taking on a workshop in Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont. It remains unknown if either his father or uncle were alive when the workshop was sold. Drocourt continued to supply rough movements to the Holingue frères former customers, in addition to using the old stock in his own clocks.The following firms and workshops are all known to have used movements by Holingue frères: Moser, Paul Garnier, Moise Bollviller, Drocourt, Leroy et Fils, Athanase Bourdin, Dent, and Victor ReclusNormandy Association (1856) Annuaire des Cinq Départements de la Normandie. Paris: Derache. p.504.Extence, L. (2022) Holingue frères: An Engraved Gorge Carriage Clock with Subsidiary Dials. Available at: https://www.extence.co.uk/1440-holingue-gorge-carriage-clockFrench Empire (1846) Bulletin des Lois de la République Française. Nos. 793-820. Paris: Imprimerie Royale. p. 498.Bères, É. (1850) Liste des Exposants Auxquels Ont Été Décernées des Recompenses. Paris: G. Gratiot. p. 262.Wotruba, T. (2020) 'Carriage Clocks Identified with Dent and Paris in Their Signatures', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 41 (1), pgs. 68-75.Extence, L. (2019) 'Story of a Carriage Clock', Horological Journal, Vol.161 (11), pgs. 462-463.Firmin-Didot, A. (1855-1863) Annuaire-Almanach du Commerce, de l'industrie, de la Magistrature et de l'Administration. Paris: Ambroise Firmin-Didot.Willot, B. (2018) Victor Reclus, Inventeur et Homme de Cœur. Available at: https://polmoresie.over-blog.fr/2017/09/victor-reclus-inventeur-et-homme-de-coeur.htmlExtence, L. (2014) Pierre & Alfred Drocourt: An Exhibition of Carriage Clocks. Available at: https://www.extence.co.uk/_files/ugd/401715_28a0b07365c34b97bf1b22c078f5417e.pdfBordeleau, P. (2020) 'Les Grands Moments de l'Horlogerie Française', Collectionner Des Horloges Anciennes. Available at: https://clockworks-horloges.com/300-histoire/307-france/For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 28
A good mid-late 19th century French brass table regulator with perpetual calendar and moonphasePhilibert Bally, Paris, and Japy Frères No. 1855The concave cornice over two glazed sides and glazed doors, raised on a moulded brass base. The Roman dial with Breguet style hands and recessed centre with visible jewelled Brocot escapement, signed Pert Bally Paris, the lower dial displaying phases of the moon, month, day, leap year indication and date, personifications of Spring and Autumn painted in delicate colours to either side, all dials sunk into the florally engraved brass mask. The twin spring barrel movement with visible jewelled Brocot escapement, and outside countwheel striking on a bell, the backplate stamped 1855 above the stamps for Philibert Bally and Japy Frères. Striking the half and full hours with a winding key and three bar gridiron pendulum. 42cms (16.5ins) highFootnotes:Antoine-Philibert Bally is first recorded in 1844 at the National Exposition in Paris. It is not known where he served his apprenticeship. In August 1847, he took out a patent for a new method of cutting anchor escapements. He is noted as working out of number 25 Notre Dame de Nazareth at this point. He exhibited at the National Expositions in 1849 and 1851; he also took out another patent in the latter year for his 'étouffoir économique', roughly translated as an 'affordable damper/extinguisher'. In the patent, he is recorded as still working out of number 25 and described simply as a Parisienne horologist. Less then a year later, Bally had taken out another patent, for a mechanical perpetual calendar. He had apparently moved to number 26 and was described as a clock and watch maker. Interestingly, he took the patent out together with Dumouchel, who was described as a Parisienne horologist working out of number 4 Rue de Bretagne. Based on the descriptions, it is possible that Dumouchel had the basic idea for the calendar, and Bally was able to supply the practical knowledge which turned the theory into reality, though this remains speculative. This partnership, if that is what it was, does not appear to have produced more patents; in 1853 Bally took out a patent on his own for a repeating alarm clock, presumably including the new mechanism in his exhibit at the National Exposition of that year. The alarm clock would sound the hour at the appointed time, and then repeat the hour every five minutes until turned off. He is again described as a Parisienne horologist, working out of 25 Notre Dame de Nazareth. This patent seems to have attracted notice; over forty years later, Bally would be grouped together with the likes of Brocot and regarded as an original and inventive horologist. Bally exhibited at the 1855 National Exposition, and his next patent was taken out in 1857, for an eccentric remontoir; unfortunately, the details of this remontoir are not known. His address was listed as 46 Rue de Bondy; it seems likely he moved at some point between 1855-1856. Bally next exhibited at the 1861 exposition, possibly winning bronze, though this is not confirmed. He was still working at 46 Rue de Bondy in 1864, when he patented a new method for turning tallow into stearic acid. Stearic acid has been used as a foodstuff, but also in candle and soap making, the latter most endeavour possibly being how he came upon the method as a working horologist. In this same year, he was advertising the shop as Maison Philibert Bally and boasting a wide range of bronze statues and clock cases, all types of pendulum clocks, candelabras, wood sculptures and a number of different horological curiosities. In April of 1864, he exhibited his stock to the public over two days, before auctioning off a significant amount of it between 25-29 April. The auction appears to have been significant as catalogues were even printed; Catalogue des modèles et surmoulés en bronze de la Maison Philibert Bally, fabricant de bronzes d'art et d'horlogerie. It is unclear if the auction was to divest excess stock or indicated financial need on Bally's part.In 1865, it appears that Bally took out another patent, for a device to improve the precision of bottle making. Unfortunately, no address is listed in the patent application, the application itself being taken out by Vinck, in 33 Boulevard St.-Martin. In 1867, a patent was taken out for an 'Advanced pendulum balance', with Vinck again listed as the representative. This same year, Bally exhibited at the National Exposition, possibly with the pendulum balance. The following year, Bally patented a new type of grande sonnerie movement and his address was listed as 14 Rue d'Aboukir. It appears that this was Bally's new shop, though exactly when he moved in is unclear.In 1872, he took out a patent, again with Vinck's representation, for a new type of candle-lit night clock. This patent was apparently quite a success; Bally was mentioned in an 1875 horology book as one of the preeminent makers of such clocks, the author dismissively noting that Bally 'even made pretensions toward regulating them'. In 1877, a novel bed was patented by a Bally, working out of 83 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. It cannot be confirmed if this was Philibert, if so, it would suggest another change of address. If this was Philibert, it would be the last patent he took out, as he seems to have died sometime around 1877. One of his patents, the improved bottle making device, came up for renewal in 1879. The renewal was filed by his wife, who was noted as 'the widow Bally'. As there are no other patents filed under Bally's name after this point, or any advertisements placed in trade journals after 1876, it seems likely that he died around this time.The Revue Chronométrique would later remember Bally, around the turn of the century, as a skilled horological innovator, writing several paragraphs about his repeating alarm patent. Regulators appear to have been a preference for Bally; an ebony regulator by him was sold in a house sale in 1892. In the catalogue, the regulator is described simply as being from 'chez Bally'.Firmin-Didot, A. (1857-1880) Annuaire-almanach du commerce, de l'industrie, de la magistrature et de l'administration. Paris: Firmin-Didot frères.(1864) Catalogue des modèles et surmoulés en bronze de la Maison Philibert Bally, fabricant de bronzes d'art et d'horlogerie. Paris: Renou et Maulde.Requier, C. (1898) 'Les Réveils a Répétition', Revue chronométrique: journal des horlogers, scientifique et pratique, No. 496, pg. 11.Anquetin, M. (1875) L'horlogerie : des montres en général, de ceux qui les font, de ceux qui les vendent, de ceux qui les réparent et de ceux qui les portent. Paris: Modeste Anquetin, pg.129. Ministère du Commerce (1851-1880) Catalogue des brevets d'invention. Paris: J. Tremblay.(1864) Le Constitutionnel: Journal politique, littéraire, universel, 19 April, pg. 2. Mannheim, C. (1892) Catalogue des objets d'art et d'ameublement, faïences italiennes et autres, porcelaines de Saxe, de Sèvres, de Chantilly, de Chine et du Japon. Paris: E. Ménard et Cie.La Nature (1905) 'Calendrier Perpétuel Automatique', Revue chronométrique: journal des horlogers, scientifique et pratique, No. 581, pg. 220.National Center for Biotechnology Information (2023) PubChem Compound Summary for CID 5281, Stearic Acid. Available at: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Stearic-Acid.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 15
A late 19th century French brass carriage clock with push repeat and alarmthe backplate stamped with Drocourt Freres makers mark and numbered 13125The Corniche case with canted scrolling swing handle and inset bevelled glass panels, the top with corresponding bevelled oval viewing glass, the 2.5' rectangular enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic subsidiary alarm below VI, the twin barrel brass movement with silvered platform lever escapement with jewelled compensated balance striking the hours and quarters on a gong, with winder, 18cm high overall For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 227
19th Century Dutch Frisian Tail Wall Clock 19th century Dutch Frisian tail wall clock, the weight-driven chain-wound movement, with alarm, striking on a single gong with an outside countwheel, painted arched dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, brass cherub spandrels with a rotating horse carousel to the arch, the background depicting figures in Regency dress, all contained in an oak case, the arched hood surmounted by three turned finials, a glazed door and side panels flanked by pillars over the hollow backboard with shaped base, housing the pendulum with the bob visible behind the glazed mirror backed aperture, single brass cased weight37cm wide, 21cm deep, 135cm high excluding chain
Los 1460
Mixed toys to include an original Kenner Star Wars Millennium Falcon, Star Wars Rebel Transport Vehicle, 2 x Dinky diecast models (Klingon Battle Cruiser & U.S.S Enterprise), 2 x Britains diecast models, 2 x boxed boxed Corgi diecast models, Superman 'Equity' Talking Alarm clock, Masters of the Universe alarm clock, etc
Los 454
A French Victorian Obis carriage clock the eight-day duration movement having a platform lever escapement, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and blued-steel spade hands, the Obis case with three bail handle.Another similar carriage timepiece with a platform cylinder escapement and alarm setting.Height for both 14.5cm/12cm handle up/down.
Los 461
Duverdrey & Bloquel, Saint Nicolas d'Aliermont, an Anglaise carriage clock having an eight-day duration movement with a platform lever escapement striking the hours and half-hours on a gong with a repeat button to sound the last hour at will, the backplate stamped with the hand-setting arrow style as used by Duverdrey & Bloquel of Saint Nicolas d'Aliermont and numbered 9864, with the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, the Anglaise case with Corinthian capitals to the fluted columns and matching handle, a case style used by the better French carriage clock makers of the period, height 16.5cm/14cm, handle up/down.Biography Albert Villon set-up his first carriage clock making workshops in Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont in 1867 and by 1889 professed to be making some 20,000 carriage clocks per year. In 1887 Paul Duverdrey joined Villon as a director who in turn was joined by Joseph Bloquel after the death of Villon in 1910, the business becoming Duverdrey & Bloquel. The firm later became the alarm clock making concern Bayard.
Los 203
A BOX OF ASSORTED ITEMS, to include a black laquear Sheaffer fountain pen, fitted with a 14k nib, a ladys white metal open face pocket watch, key wound, stamped 0.935 Swiss control marks, approximate case width 40.4mm, a white metal chain with charms to include a silver heart padlock clasp, a white metal St. Christopher stamped 'Silver', a pair of white metal cufflinks each set with abalone shell stamped 'Sterling Denmark', a single white metal cufflink stamped 'Sterling Denmark', two small wooden boxes, a carnelian graduated bead necklace, fitted with a yellow metal spring clasp stamped R.G, other beaded necklaces, a white metal open work belt a gents 'Rotary' quartz wristwatch, a pair of white metal open work drop earrings stamped 925, loose coins, a 'Peter' travel alarm clock, belts, atomiser, and a pair of 'Dior' 120 sunglasses with worn case etc
Los 479
THREE BOXES AND LOOSE MISCELLANEOUS SUNDRIES, to include a boxed Bush radio alarm, a John Lewis radio alarm, a boxed JVC portable wireless speaker, a John Lewis Polka portable speaker, two Princess electric tabletop food warmers, a new and unused box of Scrabble, a Sony digital radio, Smiths mantel clock, a Mag-Lite torch, embroidered table linen, cookery books, a 1960's enamelled copper trinket tray by J. Capo Esmaltes, signed J. Capo on the reverse, a new and unused Creamcraft woollen blanket, barometer, wine rack, large oak serving tray, walking stick, etc. (s.d) (3 boxes + loose)
Los 489
TWO BOXES OF SOFT TOYS AND BOXED CHILDREN'S GAMES, to include two Walt Disney World Minnie Mouse soft toys, a Mickey Mouse, a 'Virgin airways' teddy, four Walt Disney Pooh Bear characters, five Chicken Run characters comprising Mac, Fowler, Rocky, Babs, Ginger, a Classic Plush 'Little Britain' character, a boxed Hornby 'The Animals of Farthing Wood', a boxed Wallace & Gromit shaving mirror, a Wesco Wallace & Gromit alarm clock, a boxed set of Mr. Men fun bath skittles, a box of The Sun toy figures collector's set from Pixar films, a boxed Maisto Marvel Spider man car, a boxed Corgi Noddy TY88504, a limited edition Angelina Ballerina figure, etc. (s.d) (2 boxes + loose)
Los 604
FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE PICTURES, CLOCKS AND SUNDRY HOMEWARES, to include modern decorative prints, a quantity of empty picture frames, London Clock Company quartz wall and carriage clocks, several alarm clocks, a Staiger barometer, a wooden letter rack, various animal and bird ornaments, three Nokia 108 and 113 mobile phones, etc (4 boxes + loose) (sd)
Los 175
Cartier, a stainless steel and enamel travel alarm clock, reference 2749, serial 184248GD, box and partial papers, measures approximately 10.4 by 9 by 2.1cm- Movement is not currently functioning - May only require a new battery, we have not tried to replace it - Dial appears to have minor marks only - Hands show mostly small marks only - Case has marks, scratches and minor dints - Glass has a few, mostly light marks and - Enamel has small scratches throughout, no apparent chips nor any obvious loss to the enamel - Comes with a blank guarantee certificate - The measurement stated in our main description includes the surmount and is a full measurement at the widest and longest points of the clock - Please note that we cannot guarantee the working order, accuracy or water resistance of any watches sold in our auctions - Clients are advised to view and inspect items before bidding and they must satisfy themselves as to the condition of every lot - For enquiries about this lot please contact David Pregun at david@kinghamsauctioneers.com
Los 534
A French gilt brass carriage alarm clock with carrying case, early 20th century, the white enamel dial with Roman hour and Arabic minute markers, a subsidiary alarm dial below 6, the movement stamped 4812 and a maker's mark CV, with leather carrying case and key, 11cm.Condition:Fine hairline to dial in top left corner. Movement winds, sets, runs and alarm sets and chimes. General wear to carrying case.
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