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A Miniature Brass Cased Carriage Clock with sevres style panels and silvered dial with lever escapement 6 cms tall

A 20th century carriage timepiece - fitted with a French movement, the white enamel dial set out in Roman numerals, the oval brass case fitted with bevelled glass panels, on turned feet, height 12cm, together with another brass cased carriage style mantel clock (2)

Brass carriage clock boodle & dunthorne the clock is ticking

TWO CARRIAGE CLOCKS,both with single drum clock, together with a 'Metamec' mantel clock and 'Kundo' mantel clock (4)

R. & C. (probably Richard & Cie): a late 19th Century gilt brass repeating carriage alarm clock, with enamelled roman dial and subsidiary alarm dial, the platform lever escapement striking on a gong, maker's stamp to backplate, with key, height with handle lowered 14.5cms.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

R.H. Halford & Sons, London: a late 19th Century gilt brass quarter striking and carriage clock with repeat button, the enamelled roman dial with outer arabic numerals, platform lever escapement striking on two gongs, the backplate signed 'R.H. Halford & Sons, 43 Fenchurch Street, London and Paris', also stamped 'C.V.' and numbered '31849', in a leather carrying case, height of clock with handle raised 17cms, with key.

Nigel Creed for Kingsley enamels: a brass carriage clock with four fruit-painted enamel panels in the Worcester style, signed N Creed, 8cms high with handle raised.*Nigel Creed worked as a painter for Royal Worcester starting in 1963.

A FRENCH GILT METAL CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK the enamel dial signed 'ORANGE A PARIS', with subsidiary alarm dial, 11cm high with carrying handle down, with original carrying case Condition Report : one foot missing, enamel dial cracked, movement untested Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

A SILVER CARRIAGE CLOCK The case with heavily embossed scroll fancy pattern, scroll handle and four shallow pad feet the clock dial measuring 3.7cm in diameter, the case measuring, height 8cm, width 5.6cm, depth 4.6cm Condition Report : Clock not working, case good for age with vacant cartouche to the case rear Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

A BRASS CASED REPEATER CARRIAGE CLOCK FOR RESTORATION, the movement stamped VAD, approx H 14 cm

A MATTHEW NORMAN OF LONDON MALACHITE CARRIAGE CLOCK, with key, H 11 cm

A fine late 19th century French engraved brass gorge-cased carriage clockR. E. Dent, ParisThe rippled handle over a bevelled oval glass escapement inspection panel framed by a raised border over moulded corner columns and an ogee base, engraved all over with flowerheads and foliate scrolls on a matted ground. The white enamel Roman dial with blued steel Breguet hands signed R.E. Dent Paris either side of VI, over an Arabic alarm dial and framed by a florally engraved mask. The triple spring barrel movement with jewelled Swiss lever gilt platform escapement and half-cut compensated bimetallic balance, the backplate signed again for the retailer R. E. Dent. Ticking, with double ended key. 15 cms (5.5 ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare late 19th/early 20th century gilt French novelty clock in the form of a Sedan ChairMaple & Co, number 64422The case realistically modelled on an 18th century sedan chair, surmounted by a large fleur de lys plume set on a crown and four scrolls, above three glazed sides, the front panel features a portrait of a young noblewoman, her head tilted as though she is gazing out of the carriage, to her left is set the white enamel Roman dial with blued steel spade hands, to her right is the glazed door through which the clock movement is set and wound. The body of the chair is cast with five rococo panels of playful putti within scrollwork and running vines, each side set with a pair of fixed carrying handles, the whole set on reeded scroll supports. The twin spring barrel movement with jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement, the back plate stamped for the retailers Maple & Co Ltd Made in France 64422. Ticking, striking, and repeating on a coiled blued steel gong. 29cms (11ins) highFootnotes:A similar model was sold in the Dr Eugene and Rose Antelis Collection of Important French Carriage Clocks, Christies South Kensington, 26th November 1998, lot 2. Another variant, without the figural panel is illustrated in D. Roberts, (1993) Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, figure 6-58, page 115.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

A mid 19th century bronzed Carriage clock with underslung English lever platform escapementWilliamson, Royal Exchange, LondonSurmounted by a gilt facetted handle on scroll uprights set on a glazed raised section over a moulded cornice, glazed sides and doors, the front corners canted and terminating in upright scrolls to a stepped plinth on gilt button feet. The 3-inch arched gilt dial signed in a polished reserve Williamson, Royal Exchange, London over the Roman chapter ring and blued steel hands all set against a richly decorated panel featuring flowers, a bird, and a butterfly within foliate scrolls and tendrils. The twin chain fusee movement with underslung jewelled English lever platform escapement benefitting from Harrison's maintaining power. Rack striking on a circular section blued steel coiled gong. Ticking, striking and repeating with two case keys and a winding key. 25cm (9.5 in) highFootnotes:Christopher Williamson was working at the Royal Exchange between 1821-1844. A giant carriage clock, with a similar aesthetic to the current carriage clock, is known to be inscribed on the back plate 'Craighead & Webb late C. Williamson, Royal Exchange, LONDON'. Craighead & Webb are listed as working in London in either 1836 or 1851 through to 1863, and it seems that in the mid-1840's they were employed in finishing one of Williamson's clocks, which for reasons unknown he was unable to finish. That he had been working on a clock upon his death could suggest that he was relatively young when he died.A similar rosewood travelling clock by Williamson, was sold in these rooms in 2004.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

A rare late 19th century French brass giant gorge-cased carriage clock with repeatRetailed by Dent, London, number 1897The rippled handle over a large bevelled glass viewing panel and four further panels to a concave moulded base. The large rectangular white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with blued steel hands, signed DENT, TO THE QUEEN, 33 COCKSPUR STREET, LONDON. The substantial twin spring barrel movement with large, silvered platform escapement, half-cut bimetallic compensated balance and English lever escapement, with rack striking and repeating on a coiled blued steel gong. Ticking. 25cms (10ins) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and rare second quarter of the 19th century gilt brass carriage timepieceJames F. Cole, No. 1 Maddox St., Regent Street, LondonThe case surmounted by a stylised facetted Greek key handle with four ribbed mushroom finials above slender Doric columns to octagonal feet, the sides, top and front panels all engine turned, the rear panel patinated and with rotating winding shutter. The 1.75-inch engine-turned silvered Roman dial with subsidiary seconds and slender blued steel moon hands reading against the finely textured centre. The going barrel movement with underslung English lever platform escapement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the backplate signed James F. Cole No 1 Maddox Stt Regent Street. 13cms (5ins) highFootnotes:Based on the address on the backplate, this clock was likely made between about 1829-1835. James Ferguson Cole was born around 1798 in Nether Stowey, Somerset to Catherine and James Cole, the latter of whom was a clockmaker, and known throughout the village as 'Conjuror Cole'. It also seems that the family were personally acquainted with both William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The Coles had two more children after James, Thomas (born around 1800) and Elizabeth (born around 1808). Both James Ferguson and Thomas became clockmakers, presumably being apprenticed to their father, with evidence that at least James Ferguson began his apprenticeship at 11 years old. According to some sources, James Ferguson was named after the self-taught Scottish astronomer of the same name, who published books and travelled Britain explaining the concepts of Astronomy to lay people. He also made orreries and clocks, eventually becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society. James Ferguson Cole certainly lived up to his namesake and became renowned for his mechanical skill and dexterity; he took out his first patent, for a form of pivoted detent escapement, at the age of 23. Thomas Cole would be lauded for his fine cases and dials, though does not seem to have achieved the same mechanical superiority as his brother.The Cole family moved out of Nether Stowey in 1811, eventually settling in London by 1818. Clocks are known from James Ferguson beginning around 1821, when he seems to have established his own premises, seemingly working out of Hans Place, Chelsea. There is some confusion around this address, it is possible this was the family home. Later in 1821, though, Cole moved to 10 Park Lane, Piccadilly. It does also seem that both brothers were making clocks beginning in their mid-teens, though this was likely done as part of their apprenticeship.Beginning in 1823 the brothers formed a partnership at 3 New Bond Street and began making clocks together. They were responsible for producing some of the most complicated carriage clocks available, which included standard complications such as moon phase and days of the week, and more advanced complications such as perpetual calendar and daily times for sunrise and sunset. They also made watches and chronometers at this time. It is unclear when the partnership dissolved, or why, with the date of dissolution being variously given as 1829, up to 1832. James Ferguson's first shop, after Thomas Cole's departure, was located at 1 Maddox Street, Regent Street, where he stayed until about 1835, then moving to 9 Motcomb Street, Belgrave Sq. Throughout this period he advertised as a chronometer and clock maker. Around 1846, he moved again, this time to 30 Granville Square. At some point, possibly around the time of his move to Belgrave Sq. or a bit after, he married Charlotte Wyatt. The couple would have four children together: James Ferguson Cole Junior, Mortimer George Cole, Ada Martha Cole, and Jessie Cole. Both James Ferguson Junior and Mortimer would become horologists. Ada was a painter, miniaturist, and lithographer who exhibited her work at the Royal Academy. She also printed lithograph portraits, most well-known being of the chronometer maker William James Frodsham. It is unclear if she was or was related to the photographer Ada Cole, who was an early campaigner for animal rights. Cole continued to make high-quality, complicated pieces, relocating first to 20 Devonshire Street and then 11 Great James Street during the 1850's, while his place of residence remained 5 Queen Square Bloomsbury.James Ferguson became quite involved with the British Horological Institute from the beginning, becoming Vice President in 1859. Through his involvement, professional watchmakers began to share information with each other, when previously they had kept the most inconsequential of workshop procedure to themselves, fearing competition from others. For decades afterwards it would be said that 'he broke the ' Conspiracy ' of secrecy' amongst watchmakers. Despite this he relinquished the post in 1862, having become sick of the continual bickering and politicking at council meetings. Another BHI member, however, suggested that it was Cole's 'peculiarity of temperament' which caused the unrest during the meetings. Regardless, in 1875, Cole was commissioned by the BHI, for the sum of £100, to write a series of articles which, taken together, would form a Treatise on Isochronism. It was said that this was partially done to prevent the still new British Horological Institute from appearing antagonistic towards Cole; his possibly forced resignation was warned as being 'no compliment to such an eminent man and also bad taste'. The reviews of the Treatise, after it was published in 1877 were mixed with some members commenting it 'was difficult to criticise [the Treatise] because it contained more language than fact' and others protesting Cole's assertion that flat watchsprings demanded on overcoil if they were to keep accurate time. Some defended the Treatise, including a watchmaker named Joyce Murray, who had been practicing for over three decades. Murray claimed that Cole's Treatise was 'the most valuable work on the subject extant'. Murray further stated that 'Had it been published 30 or 40 years ago, when we began to adjust lever watches, the saving of time and mental labour would have been enormous.' This might suggest that politics and personality clashes biased some reviewers.Cole refused to debate the merits of his Treatise with the various BHI members. He died shortly after, in January 1880, though he continued to practice his horological skills until a few years before his death. James Ferguson Jr. moved into his house, Belvedere (later Tower) House, Bexley Heath, and lived there until 1935. In his obituary, James Ferguson Cole Snr.'s, it was noted that he was one of the foremost practical horologists of his time, and in his particular field of study (springing and timing) he was without equal. Paul M. Chamberlain was well-acquainted with James Ferguson Cole Junior, and his summary of James Ferguson Cole Snr. is probably the most apt: 'Exemplary in his private life, a devoted husband and father, brilliant as artist and scientist, he was in every way fitted to rank with the illustrious men of his time.'Good, R. (2001) 'James Ferguson Cole, Maker Extraordinaire', Horological Journal, Vol. 143(5), pgs. 166-170Murray, J. (1877) 'Letters to the Editor', The Horological Journal, Vol. 19 (6), p. 84Donovan, D. (1975) 'Thomas Cole, Clockmaker 1800-1864. Part 1: The Cole Family', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 9 (2), pgs. 186-189.Cronin, K. (2016) The Ada Cole Story. Available at: https://unboundproject.org/the-ada-cole-story/British Horological Institute (1958) 'The Rumbustious Days when the Institute was Formed', Horological Journal, Vol. 100 (9), pgs. 566-568.Royal Collection Trust (2022) Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics / James Ferguson. 1756. Available at: https://www.rct.uk/collection/1090094/astronomy-explained-upon-sir-isaac-newtons-principle... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good and rare late 19th Century French carriage clock with three Limoges panelsNumbered 671The ribbed and block handle above a bevelled rectangular escapement observation window, the moulded top supported by four reeded Corinthian columns, the back door glazed, on a stepped base, both sides mounted with Limoges panels depicting a courtier and his falcon, to the left he stands admiring the bird; to the right he gazes towards another bird in the sky, a crossbow by his side; both costumes decorated in full colours with gilt highlights and plants beside them. The black Limoges Roman dial with gilt minute band framed by Renaissance style scrolls with enamel jewelled highlights, with gilt brass stylised beetle and poker hands over a scene depicting a small castle and herald framing the subsidiary Arabic alarm dial with brass arrow pointer. The triple spring barrel movement with silvered and jewelled English lever escapement, the back plate stamped 671 and with French winding directions, striking on a blued steel gong. 20cms (7.5ins) highThis 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

A fine and rare late 19th Century French silvered and gilt brass carriage clock set with three Limoges enamel panelsBreguet, Number 3883The two-colour case with ribbed handle above a rectangular bevelled glass escapement observation window, the cornice and base both with rippled edge, on a stepped and moulded base and applied block feet. The right-hand panel depicting a nobleman in multi-coloured, iridescent Limoges enamel, seen standing in an interior, a long sword in his hand; the left-hand panel depicting a noblewoman in elaborate multi-coloured and iridescent headdress, with lavish dress, pearl necklace and peacock fan. The Limoges Roman dial with delicate white Roman numerals enclosed by a gilt minute band, iridescent floral groups to the upper corners, fleur des lys hands set over a pair of en grisaille cherubs framing a blank shield within floral garlands and gilt scrollwork. The triple spring barrel movement with silvered and jewelled English lever escapement, with half-cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the back plate stamped 2600 in the lower left corner and the top engraved Breguet No 3883 with a silvered Arabic alarm-setting dial with blued steel pointer. Striking on a blued steel gong. 20.5cms (8ins) highThis 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

A fine and rare late 19th Century French brass grande-sonnerie striking carriage clock set with exceptional pierced brass side panelsLe Roy et fils, Paris, number 10316The foliate cast handle raised on bamboo-style uprights over a cast cornice set on elaborate Corinthian style columns to a concave-moulded base and block feet; the left-hand side panel depicting a seated pipe player within an Art Nouveau style frame enriched by climbing flowers and leaves, all off-set by a rich blue enamel ground, the left-hand side panel showing a seated woman in early 19th century dress next to an urn, again within the framework of climbing inter-twined foliage and flowers, with a bevelled glass rear door. The recessed silvered Arabic dial with blued steel hands over an alarm-setting subsidiary, both framed within an equally fine mask of entwined flowers and leaves. The triple spring barrel movement with silvered lever platform escapement striking the hours, quarters and half-hours on a pair of blued steel coiled gongs, with three-position selection lever to the underside offering a choice of strike options or silence. Signed in engraved copperplate script at the base Le Roy et fils 20cms (8ins) high. 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

A fine and rare late 19th Century French blue and white enamel decorated carriage clockMargaine, number 1885. Retailed by Emanuel, Portsea and ParisThe case surmounted by a rippled brass and enamelled handle above a large escapement observation window, the moulded cornice, uprights, side panels and base all similarly decorated in running patterns of pairs of leaves and berries, the sides with flowers within foliate scrollwork and a shaped border. The signed white enamel Roman dial framed by an enamelled mask, and with delicate blued steel moon hands. The twin spring barrel movement with jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement, the backplate stamped Emanuel Paris at the top, and 1885 with Margaine's trademark at the bottom. Rack striking and repeating on a blued steel gong with an associated early travel case with side locking and shaped handle on a chamfered top. 19cms (7 ins) highThis 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

A good late 19th century French gorge cased repeating carriage clock with strike/silent lever in the baseCharles Frodsham, London, Number 20679The ribbed handle above a large bevelled glass escapement viewing aperture, concave uprights and four bevelled glass panels on a moulded base. The underside of the base with strike/silent lever. The white enamel Roman and Arabic dial signed across the centre Chas. Frodsham 115 New Bond Street No20679 Paris with blued steel spade hands, over a subsidiary Arabic alarm dial. The three-spring barrel movement with a jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement and a cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the back plate engraved Chas Frodsham & Co Ld Paris No 20679 and stamped 36245 in the left corner. Ticking, striking, repeating and sounding the alarm on a blued steel gong. 17 cms (6.5 ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good third quarter of the 19th century French porcelain panelled engraved brass carriage clock by DrocourtDrocourt, No. 13033The engraved facetted handle above the oval escapement window framed by engraved leaves on a matted ground, over twin porcelain side panels depicting romantic rustic figures within applied gilt borders on a pink ground, framed by engraved panels on a matted concave base. The porcelain Roman dial showing a pastoral windmill scene within a pink and gilt border, the retailer's name rubbed (most probably Whitehead & Sons, Paris), with blued steel spade hands. The twin spring barrel movement with jewelled and silvered English lever platform escapement, the backplate stamped for Drocourt 13033. Striking and repeating on a blued steel gong. 19 cms (7 ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and rare late 19th Century French porcelain-panelled Carriage clockVictor Reclus, ParisThe Anglaise Riche case with ribbed handle over rectangular inspection panel and repeat button, set to the corners with elaborate silvered and gilt caryatide columns framing the three polychrome panels depicting Classical women and putti, on a stepped base. The white Roman chapter ring with blued steel fleur de lys hands. The two-train movement with rack striking on a gong and a silvered English lever platform escapement with timing screw adjusted balance. Ticking and striking. Together with a double-ended winding key. 21cms (8 ins) highFootnotes:An identical model, also by Reclus and numbered 127, was Lot 138 of Christie's Dr. Eugene and Rose Antelis Collection of Important French Carriage Clocks, 26 November 1998. Victor Reclus was born on 30 September 1831 in Bergerac to Marie Venencie and Antoine Tonin Reclus, the latter of whom was a cutler. He moved to Paris with his partner, Virginie Louise Leroy, at some point before 1846, the year their only child, Henriette Clarisse Amélie, was born. In 1856 he opened up a horology shop on the Rue Dauphine, and that March he filed his first patent 'For a type of meter for carts'. This meter was for use with horse drawn carts, inevitably having a limited amount of commercial success. He and Virginie were also married that same year.He moved his workshop to the Rue des Lavandières-Sainte-Opportune in 1858, then the Rue du Temple in 1860. Concurrently he took out patents for, among other things, an aerial telegraphy system (Feb. 1857) and an alarm clock (Aug. 1858). At his height, he was employing a few dozen workers in his workshop in Paris. He developed a trademark for his clocks and watches (a sunburst with the initials VR) and a separate one for his barometers (an R in a lozenge shape). In addition to the Paris workshop, he seems to have had a second home in Joinville-le-Pont. He also became politically active; in September 1869 he joined his workers in petitioning for the protection from arrest for a group of striking miners in Loire. The year before he joined the Charity board of the Palissy à Joinville-le-Pont town council. It is possible he continued his political involvement; a town councillor from Joinville was elected in 1869, with the name Pierre Victor Reclus. Pierre Victor Reclus remained part of the town council until 1871. Various mentions of 'Reclus' continue to be made in the town until the turn of the century; 'Reclus' is always involved in campaigning for or supporting the rights of workers and the poor. Whether this is the same Reclus remains unknown.He entered work in two of the Universal Exhibitions, 1878 (where he won two silver medals) and 1889 (where he won a gold). Virginie died in 1884, and it was around this time that he became increasingly interested in electric horology, and electricity in general. On 1 October 1886 he took out a patent in London (Patent #12,491) for 'Improvements in Electric Clocks'. This patent involved a four-arm cam on the escape wheel receiving impulse from two springs held electrically taught, thus imparting 'constant force'. This same year, he was admitted to the Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales, after being recommended by Paul Garnier. In the journal announcing his membership, he described his patent at length, and included diagrams. Reclus' address was listed as 114 Rue de Turenne; when he came to renew two of his patents in 1899, he was still living at this address. In 1896, his electric clock modifications were part of the International Society of Electricians exhibition. He demonstrated an electric bell ringer he had devised, whereby an electrical impulse would trigger the bell at the correct time. He offered a set of four small electric bells, which would 'chime' the quarters and 'strike' the hour. These were for domestic use. He then had a second, larger device which could be used to sound bells of 50kg and above. By this point, his name had become synonymous with electric horology in France, so much so that the 1890 Dictionary of Industry and Arts included special entries for his electric inventions.In 1897 he was on the electric lighting admissions panel for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. By 1905, he had moved back to the Dordogne region he left as a teenager and was apparently still practicing horology. He is listed in the 1920 census for the region, but no reference to him has been found after 1926.Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales (1878) 'Annonces', Revue Chronométrique, 256 Numéro.Hope-Jones, F. (1929) 'Electrical Impulse Dial Movements', The Practical Watch and Clock Maker, Vol. 2 (1), pg. 72.Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales (1886) 'Chambres Syndicale de l'Horlogerie de Paris', Revue Chronométrique, 356 Numéro, pg. 262.Reclus, V. (1886) 'Nouveau Système de Pendule Électrique', Revue Chronométrique, 356 Numéro, pgs. 65-72.Allison Brothers (1886) 'Patents Connected with the Manufacture of Watches and Clocks', The Horological Journal, Vol. 29 (3), pg. 45.Hope-Jones, F. (1929) 'Self-Wound Clocks', The Practical Watch and Clock Maker, Vol. 1 (11), pg. 592.Tharel, A. (1891) Dictionnaire, Encyclopédique et Biographique de l'Industrie et des Arts Industriels: SupplémentParis: Librairie des Dictionnaires.Ministre du Commerce, de l'Industrie, des Postes, et des Télègraphes (1901) 'Décret qui proclame 185 Cessions de Brevets d'Invention:156,157', Bulletin des Lois de la République Française, 12th series (63rd tome), pg.1643.Bergonié, J. (1896) 'Exposition de la Société Internationale des Électriciens de Paris',Archives d'électricité médicale, pg. 194.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.htmlThis 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

A mid-nineteenth century engraved brass carriage timepiece depicting Windsor and Balmoral CastlesDent, London, No. 1036The gilt brass Anglaise riche-style case with frilled eels handle over a bevelled glass inspection panel within an elaborate pattern of engraved foliate scrolls on an engine turned ground, framed by four turned finials over reeded columns to a plinth base on three turned feet, the rear door depicting the Royal Castle at Windsor, the right-hand side showing a vase of flowers, the left showing Balmoral castle, all within elaborate borders, The 2-inch gilt rectangular Roman dial with delicate fleur de lys hands within a grapevine border. The single chain fusee movement with jewelled English Lever escapement, substantial monometallic brass balance and Harrison's maintaining power, the signed and numbered back plate with integral hand-setting knob. Ticking, together with a winding key. 19 cms (7 ins) highFootnotes:The 'House of Dent' began in 1840 as 'E.I. Dent' in reference to the founder, Edward John Dent, who had previously been in a ten-year business partnership with John Arnold. In 1841, he was awarded a Royal appointment, which lasted until his death in 1853. After this point, the business was taken over by his stepchildren who ended up splitting the business into two competing firms; Frederick William Dent inherited 61 Strand and 34 & 35 Royal Exchange shops, whereas his brother, Richard Edward Dent inherited 33 Cockspur Street. In 1854, Frederick William took over the contract to build a clock for the Houses of Parliament that his stepfather had agreed to undertake in 1852; the clock eventually being installed in 1859, along with its bell, Big Ben. Richard Edward Dent died in 1856, at which point the shop was run by his widow, Marianna Frederica, who also renamed the firm 'M. F. Dent'. Frederick William Dent died in 1860, at which point the two shops in his ownership were renamed 'E. Dent & Co.' by his sister and brother-in-law, who also took over the business. Until 1858, both firms used the name 'Dent, London'; in 1858, at the coercion of 'E. Dent & Co', 'M. F. Dent' clarified on all the products they produced that they were a separate entity to 'E. Dent & Co.' and all the accomplishments of 'E. Dent & Co.' were quite separate to those of 'M. F. Dent'. In 1921 the separated firms re-joined and continued until finally closing their doors in 1976.The clock for this lot is signed 'Dent London 1036' which complicates assigning it a definitive maker. However, it has been noted that 'M. F. Dent' seem to have started numbering both their clocks and watches at 12000, whereas 'E. Dent & Co.' began numbering their clocks from 1. This would suggest the latter company was responsible for this clock. One of their carriage clocks, numbered 693, has been dated to 1845, while another numbered 1302 is dated to 1850. If their carriage clocks were numbered sequential, which is not confirmed, it would make sense for this clock to date to around 1848. Interestingly, one of the scenes engraved on the case is of Balmoral Castle. In 1857, Frederick William Dent made a turret clock for Balmoral Castle; it might be that this clock was made to highlight that achievement, though this is purely speculative.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

A VERY fine and RARE late 19th century French engraved gilt brass giant carriage clock with exceptional 'jewelled' PORCELAIN panelsDrocourt, number 11652, retailed by Tiffany, Reed & Co., Paris and GenevaThe gorge case with rippled handle over a large oval bevelled glass inspection panel revealing the substantial silvered platform, the side panels depicting romantic pastoral couples in arcadian landscapes, both framed in fine bands of gilt with red 'jewelled' borders against a Royal blue ground, the rear door of bevelled glass, the main dial with exceptional gilt scroll decoration to the upper corners framing the signed Roman dial with good pierced gilt hands, the lower section showing a romantic couple fishing and playing the flute centred by the alarm-setting subsidiary dial, the top, cornice, handle, side columns and base all crisply engraved with flowers and repeat-patterns against a partially matted ground. The large movement with substantial silvered platform carrying the jewelled English lever escapement with wide balance set with 24 timing screws, rack striking the hours and half hours on a blued steel coiled gong mounted on a block stamped F.D.. Ticking, alarming, repeating and striking the half and full hours. 25cms (10ins) high. Footnotes:Tiffany, Reed & Co. was the Paris office for the New York retailer Tiffany & Co.; it opened in 1850 as a buying office, but soon it also catered for USA clients in Europe. Gideon Reed was the Paris partner of the firm, but when he retired in 1875 the European branch of the company was renamed Tiffany & Co. reflecting the international fame the company had gained.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

A good late 19th century French gilt brass gorge-cased bell-striking carriage clock set with five polychrome enamel panelsNumbered 775The rippled handle over five enamel panels decorated in many colours, the top and side panels depicting pairs of lovers in Romantic rural landscapes, the rear door depicting a riverside scene, the Roman cartouche dial with blued steel hands over a still-life, all within fancy gilt borders of running flowerheads and foliage, framed by well cast gilt brass uprights on a moulded base, the twin spring barrel movement with compensated bimetallic balance, rack striking the hours on a bell. Ticking. 18cms (7ins) high. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late 19th century French Sevres-style porcelain panelled carriage clock by DrocourtRetailed by Cooke & Kelvey, Number 9866The engraved ribbed handle over an oval bevelled glass inspection panel, the twin side panels decorated with Classically inspired figures within gilt and red 'jewelled' borders with gilt detailing, all within an engraved frame, the Roman chapter ring with gilt highlights and blued steel spade hands over a Romantic scene within conforming borders, the signed and numbered twin barrel movement with bimetallic compensated balance to a silvered lever platform escapement. 18cms (7ins) high. Footnotes:Cooke & Kelvey was founded in 1858 by Robert Thomas Cooke and Charles Kelvey in Kolkata, India, trading and making jewellery, silverware and clocks. Employing local silversmiths, the company became extremely successful and moved to Calcutta and were officially appointed by succeeding governors.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

A third quarter of the 19th century French engraved brass repeating carriage clock with alarmDrocourt, numbered 9625The engraved handle above the large oval bevelled glass escapement window with delicate floral engraving along the moulded top, uprights and base. The rectangular white enamel Roman dial with blued steel Breguet style hands over the Arabic alarm dial. The triple spring barrel movement with jewelled and silvered English lever platform escapement and half-cut bimetallic balance with timing screws, the backplate stamped for Drocourt and numbered 9625. Ticking, striking, repeating and sounding the alarm on a gong, together with two winding keys. 17 cms (6.5 ins) highFootnotes:The inside of the front plate is stamped with three sets of numbers 17849, 9625 and 103. The back of the dial plate is also stamped 9625. The gong block is stamped with the initials F.D.. F.D. was a prolific gong manufacturer whose gongs were used in many 19th century French movements. Unfortunately, it is not known who F.D. was.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An exceptionally rare and very fine early 18th century French ormolu travelling clock with choice of balance or pendulum controlLe Bon, ParisThe tete de poupee style gilt bronze case surmounted by a bud finial on a pierced panel backed in red silk to allow for the sound of the bell to escape, over the finely modelled head of Helios wearing his crown, the waisted sides cast with lozenges and centred by a pair of male and female Classical profile busts, on a gadrooned base and button feet; the rear panel is plain brass, and has a door hinged at the top and locking catches, the lower part of the back engraved with a subsidiary dial titled Carosse and Repos (Carriage and Rest). The one-piece 4 inch white enamel dial with outer Arabic five-minute numerals encircling a minute band, bold Roman numerals and an inner track for quarters, with good, blued steel hands, protected by a curved glass within a cast bezel and set above the applied signature plaque LEBON. The twin spring barrel movement with large plates filling the rear of the case, signed across the centre in a gentle upward curve to echo the travel of the pendulum Le Bon AParis, mounted above a subsidiary pair of plates supporting the chain fusee to the going train which terminates in a verge escapement set below a pierced and engraved bridge cock supporting the large brass sprung balance with impulse pin to its edge. The clock can be switched to a pendulum-driven clock by selecting Repos - this brings into play a series of connected pivoted levers that lower the silk-suspended pendulum with open crutch which ingeniously engages with the impulse pin on the periphery of the balance wheel. The strike dictated via solid engraved numbered countwheel acting on the bell above. Ticking and striking. 27.5cms (10.75ins) high.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

A 19th century French Grand Sonnerie striking Carriage clock in the original numbered travel caseGoldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, Paris, numbered 5632The case surmounted by a rippled handle over a full width bevelled glass observation window framed by an intricately moulded cornice over concave section pillars, four bevelled glass sides and a moulded base engraved with the initials L.M.A.. Set to the underside with a three-position selection lever to dictate the striking, offering a choice of Hours and Quarters/Silence/Quarters only. The white enamel Roman dial signed Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, with blued steel spade hands, all framed by a matte mask and angled sight ring. The twin spring barrel movement with silvered and jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement and cut and compensated bimetallic balance with timing screws, the back plate stamped G.S. & C. o Paris 5632. Ticking, striking and repeating, with a double ended winding key and brown leather travelling case with purple velvet interior, with matching number 5632 embossed on the underside. 19 cms (7 ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare mid-19th century French carriage clock with chaff cutter escapementPaul Garnier, Paris number 2976The early multi-piece case with facetted handle over a bevelled glazed inspection panel (the repeat button passing through the glass), moulded uprights and a plinth base, the solid rear door with hinged shutter opening to reveal the winding and setting squares. The Roman white enamel dial with minute track and numerals picked out in light and dark blue, the centre signed Paul Garnier Hger de la Marine Paris, above blued steel trefoil hands and a subsidiary Arabic alarm dial with blued steel setting hand. The three-spring barrel movement with Garnier's own chaff-cutter escapement with three-arm monometallic balance, and extremely delicate arbors throughout, rack striking the hours and half-hours on a bell. The back plate signed Paul Garnier Paris, and numbered on the backplate under the bell, the rear door, shutter and base also repeat numbered. Ticking, striking, sounding the alarm and repeating. Together with a double-ended winding key. 18cms (7ins) highFootnotes:Paul Garnier (né Jean-Paul) was born in 1801 in Épinal, France, moving first to Luxeuil to carry out a watchmaking apprenticeship, and then to Paris in 1820 to join Lépine's workshops, before finally establishing his own business in 1825. In the 1827 Exhibition he exhibited an astronomical clock and some mantel regulators, which won him a silver medal. He would win silver medals again at both the 1834 and 1839 Exhibitions, before winning a gold medal in 1844. Around this time, he seems to have written to the formidable Antide Janvier, asking for permission to use the title 'Elève de Janvier', as Garnier, at some point, attended the free Horological school Janvier established in 1802. Janvier readily assents to this request, and Garnier used the title on his carriage clocks until about 1835, and in his written correspondences until at least 1844. Around 1835, Garnier makes use of the title 'Horloger (or Her) du Roi', which in turn is supplanted by 'Her De La Marine' after the 1848 revolution and the deposition of the monarchy.From 1830 Garnier began to make affordable, semi-massed produced carriage clocks (pendules de voyage) and could be said to have established the Parisian carriage clock industry. He was able to do this by combining a basic, easily made design with his patented 1830 escapement. This escapement, alternatively called the 'chaff-cutter', 'Gautier', or 'chopper', could be machine made, drastically reducing the time and cost of making. It is a type of frictional rest escapement, comprising of pallets in the form of a single roller (a circle with about 4/9ths of its circumference cut off at an angle and the sides ground) made of either jewel or hardened steel, the latter being more common with repaired rollers. The escape wheel is in fact two separate wheels mounted on the same arbor a specific distance apart. The wheel teeth are bevelled along the edge that interacts with the roller.The combination of basic shape and cost saving escapement meant that pendules de voyage, having previously been economically unattainable to the vast majority of people, were reduced in cost to the price of a standard mantle clock.Despite being affordable, these clocks were not poorly made, exhibiting very fine diameter pivots (even by French clock standards) and usually having rack striking, which was a desirable feature, being much easier to set than count wheel striking. The clocks would also only strike the half hour and the hour, which saved on cost compared with the more common repeaters. In the early clocks, engine turned dials, one-piece cases, and barrel stopwork were all very common. With clocks made between 1830-1840, it was common to fit a coloured-paper covered block of wood into the base of the hollow casting.In addition to carriage clocks, in 1847 Garnier presented a novel master clock and slave clock system, and at least one chronometer has been assigned to him. He also pursed scientific instrument making, his obituary eventually being published in the Society for Civil Engineers bulletin in 1869.His son, also Paul Garnier, was born in 1834 and continued the business after his father's death. Additionally, he submitted drawings and models of his father's design for a free-sprung chronometer escapement to the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers and the Revue Chronométrique. Before his death in 1916, he donated his family's collection of watches and clocks (the former including examples from the 16th century) to the Musée des Arts et Métiers.R. A. E. (1890) 'A Few Words About M. Paul Garnier's Collection', The Horological Journal, Vol. 33 (3), pgs. 33-34.Arnott, P. (2011) 'Constant Force Chronometer No. 1 Attributed to Paul Garnier', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 33 (1), pgs. 58-65.Weld C. R. (1868) 'Parliamentary Reports on the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1867', The Horological Journal, Vol. 11 (4), pgs. 43-50.British Horological Institute (1877) 'Entirely Detached Gravity Escapements', The Horological Journal, Vol. 20 (1), pgs. 4-6.Allix, C. (1993) 'Paul Garnier Revisited', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 20 (5), pgs. 411-425.Boquillon, M. (1863) 'Horology at the International Exhibition, London, 1862', The Horological Journal, Vol. 5 (8), pgs. 90-93.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

A rare mid-19th century French carriage clock with jewelled chaff cutter escapement and hour repeatDent, Paris, numbered 2437The one-piece case surmounted by an elegantly turned handle on vase-shaped uprights over a large rectangular escapement observation window, three bevelled glazed panels and a solid rear door with hinged shutter to reveal the winding and hand-setting arbors, on a moulded base. The white enamel Roman dial with light blue minute ring framing the dark blue Roman numerals and blued steel trefoil hands, signed below VI Dent a Paris. The twin barrel movement with jewelled chaff cutter escapement, three arm gilt balance and extremely delicate arbors throughout. The frontplate numbered 2297, the backplate signed Dent a Paris and numbered 2437, the base repeat numbered. Ticking, striking, and repeating on a bell, together with a double-ended winding key. 16cms (6ins) highThis 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

A good early engraved one-piece cased repeating carriage clock with duplex escapement, day, date, alarm and quarter repeatJ.B. Beguin, ParisThe elaborately engraved case with shaped and facetted handle above the large, glazed inspection panel over three bevelled glass panels, the rear door solid and sliding upwards in a pair of runners to reveal the winding and setting squares, raised on a plinth base with shaped corners and decorated all-over with finely engraved borders of stylised wheatears, tied ribbons and feather banding. The main dial with Roman hours and blued steel trefoil hands within a minute track, signed below VI and set above three subsidiaries for alarm, day (in English) and date, all with matching trefoil hands and set within an engraved foliate scroll mask. The spring barrel movement with gilt platform for the brass three-arm balance with compensating screws and jewelled duplex escapement, rack striking the hours and quarters on two bells and hammers. The strike/silent lever is set on the backplate with the engraved options 'Striking' or 'Stillness'. Ticking, striking both the hours and the quarters. Operational repeat, and alarm trains, together with a double ended key.Footnotes:This clock, or an identical one, is referenced in Carriage Clocks Their History and Development by Charles Allix and Peter Bonnert on page 432. Extant examples survive, not only of two other carriage clocks by Beguin, but also a handful of mantle clocks, including a skeleton clock.In 1870, he was recorded as working on the Rue Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris.The duplex escapement is usually seen in early Carriage clocks, being supplanted later by the lever and cylinder. However, in the early years of French carriage clock manufacturing the duplex escapement was regarded as the epitome of quality.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

A good, early painted wooden Irish Town three storey Dolls House, Irish 1840s/50s, the whole exterior painted in large sandstone brick effect with painted black pitched roof with two attic windows and three chimneys, heavily panelled central front door with brass knocker and keyhole with fanlight above, eight glazed windows to façade with a further three to each side and six to rear, sliding front to reveal interior of six rooms and hallway, heavy moulded panel interior dummy doors on all levels. Kitchen with paper tiled floor, patterned paper and chalk white walls, built in painted fireplace and wooden shelving, furniture including wooden kitchen table, bamboo chairs, scales, china ware, glazed china doll (missing foot) and more, Parlour with paper wooden floor and red patterned paper walls, furniture includes Waltershausen sowing table and bureau, red silk chaise lounge, three chairs and a parian doll, large Dining room with patterned papered walls and original red velvet drapes, a good larger size set of Rock & Graner furniture including settee and four balloon back dining chairs all with painted red upholstery and rare oval dining table with tripod legs with heavy flower and grape design, gilt candelabra and rare wax jack, built in fireplace with tinplate grate, various pictures, mirror and china head doll (lacks one foot), Salon with patterned green wall papers, Rock & Graner settee and armchair with painted red upholstery and shaped oval centre table, built in fireplace with tinplate grate, clock and more, china head doll (missing one lower leg), attic Bedroom one with papered walls and embossed tinplate fireplace, Rock & Graner bed and side table with hinged lid opening to sowing utensils on barley twist legs, upholstered settee and china doll, attic Bedroom two with papered walls, embossed tinplate fireplace, wood effect tallboy and glazed cabinet together with a shaving mirror, tinplate horse and carriage and more, 51” (130cm) tall, 41” (105cm) wide, 23” (59cm) deep, (condition: lovely original finish to exterior, few age cracks and minor loss to window sills, doorway lacks surround and door is loose, interior generally good), provenance: purchased by the vendor from a London saleroom, the house was offered for sale after being placed in storage in Belfast in the 1930s by an Irish family from Fintona, County Tyrone. Please note: For viewing, shipping and collection of this lot please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T Auctioneers direct.

'The Canopy Clock': a large silver carriage clock, by Garrard, London 1993, of typical form with crown finials above fleur de lys and acanthus pillars, the roman dial with gilt flowers of the United Kingdom and inscribed 'Garrard Crown Jewellers 1843-1993, fitted a twin fusee eight-day movement, key wound and striking on a bell, inscribed limited edition no.106/150, 20cms high, with certificate of guarantee bearing same number and dated 17 March 1994, as well as certificate of authenticity, also with same number and date, signed by Managing Director and Crown Jeweller, in gilt tooled fitted case with key to base, and in outer card box.

A fine English gilt brass double fusee carriage clock with hour strike, mid-19th century, unsigned, the slightly convex, 6.5cm. white enamel Roman dial within a deeply engraved, gilt brass mask with scrolling foliage, fronting a double fusee movement with substantial plates united by four turned gun barrel pillars, below a gilt platform with 'Slow' Fast' adjustment to the back edge, the steel balance over an underslung lever escapement, the hours striking on a bell, in a column case with bevelled glass panels to the front, sides and top, solid removable rear door, plinth base and adjustable counter feet, turned, the octagonal section handle on S-scroll uprights, 6 5/8in. (16.8cm.) high. Not currently running - runs extremely briefly and hesitantly when moved or the hand set knob is turned, but clearly requires some attention. Strikes correctly. The dial has a small demi-lune crack at the edge of the dial between 8 and 9, otherwise good. The case in clean and bright overall, with just a little spotting and some small scratches to the gilt finish in a few places. Both side glass panels have a chip at the lower edge in the centre.

A French gilt brass carriage clock, c.1900, the white enamel Arabic dial signed 'Snow & Ashworth Harrogate Made in Paris', with twin train movement striking the hours and half hours on a gong, in an Anglaise case with reeded, key-style handle, 4¾in. (12.1cm.) high plus handle. Runs. Strikes but needs adjustment to strike the hours correctly, and strike mechanism can be slow to start - probably needs oiling. Case good overall with a little spotting to gilding. Dial and glass in good condition.

Two gilt brass carriage clocks with alarms for restoration, both requiring work, one French, early 20th century, with corniche case, single train movement, white Roman enamel dial with subsidiary alarm dial, with morocco travelling case; the other by Matthew Norman of London, c.1980. with leather travelling case and instruction booklet. (2) - French: Winds but runs only briefly. Alarm lacks bell from beneath case and alarm rings repeatedly when wound, so requires work. Large chip to top left of dial and hairline below alarm. Movement door lacks knob and has small chip top left of glass. Top handle detached from morocco case. - M. Norman: Not running, but alarm does function correctly. Escapement looks encrusted with dust and dirt, so may simply need cleaning. Case dirty with brass polish residue. 1½in. crack to top of dial. Leather case lacks handle. Neither clock has a key.

A group of enamel and porcelain trinket boxes, including Halcyon Days, Crummles and Limoges, including a Herend style large porcelain trinket box with cat to cover; a Halcyon Days miniature carriage clock; and a Halcyon Days Autumn Flowers box with inset clock beneath lid; together with an .800 silver figure of a duck; a miniature carved stone hippo; and two Wade Disney figures. (16) Halcyon Days clock has spotting to lacquer and is not running (probably requires new battery). Hippo has chip to one tooth and tip of one ear. All other pieces in good condition.

A French gilt brass and porcelain carriage clock, H. 15cm.

A brass and glass repeating carriage clock, with roman numerals to the dial Condition Report:Has key, however the door has been pushed in and we cannot get it open to see if it winds

A brass and glass alarm carriage clock, has key Condition Report:winds but not ticking

An Edwardian brass carriage clock, timepiece only with column corners and raised on short bun feet. Height 12 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The handle is not fixed. The height is to the top of the case (12 cm). The movement winds. The movement does tick but only for a short period of time. The case is in generally good condition with no major issues. The top left-hand corner of the front glass has inside edge chips but none of which have protruded through to the front. All other glass panels are in good order. We have the key.

CARRIAGE CLOCK, oval brass cased bevelled glass carriage clock by Swiza with key, 13cm height

A brass cased carriage clock of small proportions, the movement by Diette Hour with white enamelled dial and Roman numerals to the chapter ring 10 cm high

Box to include fly reels, a carriage clock, treen snuff box, local slides etc.

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK the brass corniche case with masked enamel dial Arabic numerals fronting a jewelled spring driven movement with original lever escapement.8.5cm high handle up

A SMALL LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH PORCELAIN PANELLED ORMOLU CARRIAGE STYLE MANTEL CLOCK the rococo style case surmounted by a songbird having scrolling leaves and flower sprays enclosing two porcelain side panels and porcelain dial depicting classical ladies in a garden setting below a white dial with Roman numerals fronting an eight-day spring driven carriage clock style movement, back of case signed E. Meunier24cm high

LE ROY & FILS, 57 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON. A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS CASED MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK with enamel dial with Roman numerals and makers address, fronting an eight-day spring driven timepiece movement with compensated balance wheel escapement numbered 8368, the gorge style case with folding handle and bevelled glasses - fitted in original Morrocan leather case with label and numbered to the base.10cm high handle up The case is in good condition with no damage to the glass panels. There are cracks to the very top corners of the dial only visible when tipped up to view. The movement ticks when wound on the original lever escapement but may need a service. The original Morrocan case is in good condition but missing its leather strap. We do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality.

A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH EBONISED CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE the rectangular case with brass string inlay and hinged brass handle enclosing an enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary alarm dial, the centre with a gilt engraved rotating moonphase fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with alarm mechanism and cylinder escapement striking the hours/half hours on a bell17.5cm highThe revolving disk shows the moon and the sun, it does a full rotation once a day. In good overall condition. The inner edge of the front frame has some losses to the left side. The dial has no chips, just a possibly repaired crack to the top corner. the movement ticks when wound on the original escapement. the movement is dirty and will require a clean and service. We do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality.

A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRASS GORGE-CASED REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK the white enamel dial with Roman chapter ring fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with half hour and hour strike on a gong, with silvered lever platform escapement and push button hour repeat. The case with folding handle and bevelled glasses17.5cm high handle up In very nice original condition. The case still retaining. it s original gilding with no cracks or damage to the dial. There is a tiny chip at the bottom edge of the back door glass panels, all other panels are in good undamaged condition. The movement strikes and repeats the correct hours and the original lever escapement is dirty but undamaged. The movement is complete and with a clean would be in good working condition. We do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality.

A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND ROUGE MARBLE DESK COMPENDIUM CARRIAGE CLOCK having matching oval clock and barometer with gilt engraved masked enamel dials, the reverse with a glazed back to the clock revealing an eight-day spring driven movement with original lever escapement and a calibrated silvered thermometer behind the barometer mounted on a shaped rouge marble base, retailed by 'BRIERE, RUE DU PORT, CHERBOURG'14cm high

A FINE LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRASS AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL SMALL CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH LIMOGES ENAMEL PANELS The romantic landscape enamelled dial with recessed Roman chapter ring and matching side panels enclosing an eight-day spring-driven timepiece movement with jewelled cylinder platform escapement.10cm highIn very good condition having original gilding and losses to the champleve enamel, all panels in good condition with no cracks or restoration, the left-hand panel has a microchip in the top right-hand corner, only visible with a blacklight. The dial again has no cracks or restoration, the movement has its original cylinder escapement and ticks when wound, we can not guarantee mechanical parts, the left panel is loose in the case.

SINCLAIR HARDING, NO. 554/22. A GIANT REPEATING CHRONOMETER CARRIAGE CLOCK the gilt brass case with bevelled glass panels and hinged carrying handle enclosing a silvered masked gilt dial with silvered Roman chapter ring and moonphase aperture above two subsidiary dials for days and date fronting a substantial eight-day double chain driven fusee movement with Harrison maintaining power and large scroll engraved jewelled chronometer escapement striking and repeating the hours on a bell41cm high handle upThe clock has recently been cleaned and serviced, the case has minor surface scratches. The movement is in good working condition functioning correctly. We can not guarantee mechanical parts. Strikes the hours only. 

W. BATTY, LONDON. A VERY RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH LACQUERED BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK TIMEPIECE WITH ANNUAL CALENDAR the brass case with hinged reeded handle and silvered rectangular dial with Roman chapter ring above a day/date dial flanked by apertures for month and year fronting a spring-driven timepiece movement with silvered lever escapement and subsidiary calendar work mounted below with setting arbours for day, date, month and year.19cm high In good condition with no damage to the case, the back door glass panels have a chip to the bottom right-hand corner. The silvering has slightly discolored in places. The movement ticks when wound but may need a service. All calendar work functions correctly. We do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality.

GAY AND LAMAILLE, A LATE 19TH CENTURY SMALL FRENCH REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK the brass case with reeded handle and turned corner columns enclosing a silvered dial with Roman numerals fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with original lever escapement striking and repeating on a gong14cm high handle up

A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS GORGE CASED GRAND SONNERIE CARRIAGE CLOCK BY ALFRED HOLLINGE the moulded case enclosing an enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary alarm fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with original silvered lever balance wheel escapement and hour/quarter hour striking on two coiled gongs. Push button repeat and alarm mechanism, selection lever beneath base, front plate with makers stamp. 17.5cm highThe escapement is original but is dirty and ticks but only for a few seconds, the hours and quarters strike correctly. The clock is stamped 'HL' on the front plate. The case is tarnished and would benefit from being cleaned and regilded. A good quality case with no dents or damage, the glasses are in good undamaged condition. The enamel dial has a hairline crack at 2 o'clock running outwards and also has some cracks to the top left-hand corner. The clock would require cleaning and servicing. Serial number 15235

A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK the gilt brass foliate relief work case with bevelled glass panels enclosing an enamel dial with Turkish numerals and subsidiary alarm dial fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with original lever escapement striking/repeating on a bell17cm high handle upThe case is in good condition, the gilding has worn through on the edges, the clock was wound down and ticks when wound, the clock does not strike when passing the hours, the repeat button also doesn't operate the strike, the movement is complete and the strike clicks when passing the hours but the flywheel does not turn, would suggest a cleaning and service, small chip to the corner of the back door glass. There is a screw missing from the back right corner.

A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRASS GORGE-CASED REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK the white enamel dial with Roman chapter ring above a subsidiary alarm fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with half hour and hour strike on a bell, with silvered lever platform escapement and push button hour repeat. The case with folding handle and bevelled glasses17.5cm high handle up The case is in very good condition retaining its original gilding. There is no damage or restoration to the dial or the glass panels. The movement strikes and repeats but strikes the wrong hours. The original balance wheel rotates with no signs of damage but the clock is not ticking and is fully wound, so will require attention. We do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality. This is a nice original clock.

A LATE 19TH CENTURY GIANT FRENCH CARRIAGE CLOCK the gilt brass case with reeded Corinthian column corners enclosing a silvered dial with Arabic numerals within a silvered filigree mask depicting entwined serpents to the top and dogs chasing a fox below, a thistle to centre fronting an eight-day spring driven movement with circular plates and cylinder escapement striking the hours/half hours on a bell25cm high handle upIn good overall condition. The case has loss the gilt finish to the top. There is a chip to the back door glass panel. The dial is in nice condition and the movement ticks when wound striking the correct hour and half hour but may need a service. We do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality.