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Lot 89
Longcase Clock. A fine George II longcase clock by Benjamin Gray, London circa 1750, the 41.5cm brass face with 29cm silvered chapter dial, black roman numerals, calendar aperture, subsidiary dials for alarm and seconds, brass spandrels pierced with dolphins and urns, the brass movement with 4 pillars, bell, the walnut case with arched hood and line inlay, with weights, winding key and pendulum, the case 215cm highQTY: (1)NOTE:Benjamin Gray (1674-1764) was watchmaker to King George II from 1742, his workshop was in Pall Mall, London.
Lot 384
A French brass carriage repeating clock with alarm, 19th century, the brass case with floral engraved decoration, the sides with bevelled bowed glass panels, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, indistinctly signed Henry Marc, Paris, the twin train movement striking on a gong, platform lever escapement with compensated balance wheel, with repeater and alarm mechanism, 15cm high (with handle down), 12.5cm wide, 9cm deepPlease note that Roseberys do not guarantee working order or time keeping of any automatic, mechanical, quartz or other timepiece.Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 412
A German brass oval alarm clock, 20th century, the circular dial with Roman numerals and two subsidiary dials, twin train movement striking a bell, 17.5cm high, 17cm wide, 13cm deep, together with a timepiece with watch movement mounted in wall hanging ebonised frame with gilt-metal mounts, having white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, 12.5cm high, 12.5cm wide; and a timepiece in arched painted oak and brass wall hanging frame, with enamel dial and brass drum movement engraved JOHN WALKER 15 JEWELS SWISS MADE, 25cm high, 14cm wide (3)Please note that Roseberys do not guarantee working order or time keeping of any automatic, mechanical, quartz or other timepiece.Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 327
A 1920's Europa Travel clock, with a hand-wound 7 jewelled movement featuring a mechanical alarm in a gilt retractable lozenge shape case with metallic paint and a fish scene etched onto the surface, the dial features gold Arabic numerals and a white base dial.The clock winds and is currently running, although no long-term tests have been performed.The case is worn with patches in the finish The closing mechanism works and the legs fold away correctly
Lot 350
An early 20th-century champleve enamel decorated" Anglaise" cased 8-day alarm repeater carriage clock with a distinctive folding bale handle. The white one-piece Roman dial with alarm indicator at 6.0'clock. The movement chiming and striking on a coil gong. 10 cm wide x 9 cm deep x 19 cm overall height.I have given the movement a wind and the balance runs under its own power. The clock winds and the balance wheel rotates on its own but no long-term test has been performed, I would suggest a full restorative assessment and service. The striking mechanism also appears to work and the chime is clear. There are no signs of major damage but age consistent wear is to be taken into account. There is some discolouration on the gilt on the handle
Lot 172
AMENDMENT: Please note that this clock has an alarm mechanism not a repeating mechanism. A coromandel and gilt-brass inlaid repeating bracket clock, by Whitehurst & Son, Derby, early 19th century, the coromandel wood case with brass quatrefoil and floral inlaid decoration, on moulded cornice above foliate brass inlay, on brass feet, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals within brass bezel, with Breguet hands and further hand, signed to dial, the single fusee movement striking a bell and with repeating mechanism, the backplate engraved Whitehurst & Son, Derby, 27.5cm high, 18.5cm wide, 13cm deep Note: Whitehurst & Sons were clockmakers and watchmakers, invited to tender for Big Ben clock, Westminster. John (III) was nephew of John Whitehurst from whom he took over the business. Traded as Whithurst and Son from c.1805, son John took over the business after his father's death. The company had ceased trading by 1862. Please note that Roseberys do not guarantee working order or time keeping of any automatic, mechanical, quartz or other timepiece. Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 99
A wall mounted barograph, Antoine Redier patent, late 19th century, in a hinged, angled glazed mahogany case with hook and eye fasteners opening to an exposed aneroid capsule and movement with altitude adjuster, the silvered scale plate divided for 28 to 31 inches or barometric pressure, inscribed No 143, PATENT 7323, above a recording drum, 26cm high, 15cm wide, 11cm deepProvenance: with City Fine Arts, London, October 1970, £20.Note: The design for this barograph was patented by the famous French clockmaker and inventor Antoine Redier in 1891. In 1847 Redier invented and patented the first travel alarm clock with adjustable wake up timing. His prolific career saw him register over sixty patents including a mercury recording barograph and the example in the present lot produced just a year before his death in 1892.The present lot resolves the inaccuracy caused by friction on the pen arm produced by most standard types of barographs. The pen arm is placed below the movement and works on a horizontal plane. It is cleverly supported by a crutch which is connected to a cam on the clock drum below. Every fifteen minutes, the cam’s movement releases the crutch which applies downwards pressure to the pen and places a dot on the paper.Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of scientific instruments offered for sale.Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 74
A selection to include:a large late 19th / early 20th century silver-plated epergne with removable bowl and three angled cornucopia;a hand-planished silver-plated bowl in Arts and Crafts style;a 19th century silver-plated circular waiter;two hallmarked silver butter knives; a horsehead sculpture; a Swiza green-onyx-cased eight-day mantle alarm clock.
Lot 235
A Good Grande Sonnerie Striking and Repeating Alarm Carriage Clock, signed Chas Frodsham, 115 New Bond St, London, No.20857, circa 1913, brass "gorge" case with carrying handle and repeat button, underside of the case with grande sonnerie selection lever for full striking/silent/quarters, enamel dial with Roman numerals signed and numbered 20857, alarm dial, twin barrel movement with a free sprung blued overcoil hairspring, split bimetallic balance, platform lever escapement signed "escapement by Chas Frodsham, 115 New Bond St London No.20857 AD1913", movement striking on two blued steel gongs and a smaller hammer for the alarm, movement backplate stamped with maker's mark HJ for Henri Jacot and numbered 19102, 17.5cm high over handle, with original fitted travelling case and the original winding key signed Chas Frodsham and numbered 19102 and 20857Case slightly discoloured in parts, bevelled glasses with no chips, dial is clean with no cracks or chips, movement needs cleaning, balance is swinging but only for a short period of time, striking and alarm side of the movement needs re-setting, strike and alarm are not striking correctly, repeat button not working, movement needs a service, outer travelling case with wear.
Lot 286
A Brass Engraved Grande Sonnerie Striking Alarm Carriage Clock, circa 1890, carrying handle and repeat button, engraved swag decoration borders, underside with selection lever for grande/petite sonnerie/silent, enamel dial with Roman numerals, alarm dial, twin barrel movement with a platform lever escapement, two hammers striking on a bell, movement backplate numbered 2622, 17.5cm high over handleSome of the glass panels with small chips to edges, dial is cracked to the bottom right hand corner, movement is dirty, movement in going order, movement needs a service.
Lot 8
A fine and rare mid 19th century French engraved brass striking and repeating carriage clock with helical balance springStevenard Horloger Mecanicien a Boulogne sur MerThe tall rectangular case with shaped handle over bevelled glass panels and canted corners, signed white enamel Roman dial over subsidiaries for date and alarm, the signed movement with blued steel helical hairspring over a cut and compensated bimetallic balance to a club foot lever escapement, with rack striking on a bell. 19cms (7ins) high.Footnotes:Pierre Stevenard (1801-1883) was a fine maker of automata and moving dolls, which he often set with clocks. His automata masterpiece was a wizard within a palace; it was exhibited in Paris and visited by King Louis Philippe.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
Lot 80
A mid-19th century French oil on canvas picture clockMaison Wurtel numbered 901, the movement supplied by Japy filsThe giltwood frame with floral garland corners and deep box to the back, hinged along the top edge and opening to reveal the movement. The painting depicting an Alpine village with frolicking children and a fantasy castle, the largest turret of which carries the white enamel dial with Roman chapter ring and black Breguet-style moon hands, within a decorated brass bezel. The movement with outside countwheel striking the hours and halves on a wire gong, with Brocot suspension and delicate anchor escapement, the back plate bearing the Silver Medal seal for Japy fils for 1844 and 1849, the front plate engraved 901 WURTEL (first letter obscured) ART D'HORLOGERI PARIS. GIE VIVIENNE38 9 2. Previously with separate musical movement, now removed. Ticking with numbered pendulum, numbered 1167. 85cms (33 ins) highFootnotes:Guillaume-Ferdinand Wurtel was born in 1807, his date of death is thought to be circa 1858. In 1837 he advertised as working at 38-40 Passage Vivienne in Paris, the address he seemed to occupy for his entire career. Three years later, in 1840, he was listed in a trade almanac as a horological maker and seller offering picture clocks as well a supplier of concave glasses. In 1841 a magazine La Presse recommended La Maison Wurtel to their readers, informing them that they can buy watches, table clocks, picture clocks, music boxes, alarm clocks, and 'objects of fantasy' (trans.), all from Wurtel's shop. In 1856 he exhibited at the 'Exposition of M. Delépine (the younger) of Paris', exhibiting wares of mainly novelties; wind-up toys for children and dolls which could say 'Maman' and 'Papa'. For public enjoyment, and no doubt to attract customers, he hired a rope dancer to perform near his stall. Unfortunately, his stall was placed in the 'Scientific' section, and apparently the majority of people were rather baffled by the whole display.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 90
A fine and very rare early 18th century Sicilian ormolu-mounted tortoiseshell table clock with unusual double-six hour and quarter strikeNicolaus Magri, Fecit, Panormi (Palermo)The stepped caddy top with facetted handle over eight turned baluster finials, the lower section of the caddy set with three pressed gilt brass panels over large ebony-framed glazed sides and a moulded front door, on a concave moulded base supported by the figures of four recumbent gilt lions, each with a furrowed brow, flowing mane and intricately detailed claws and fur, the two beasts to the front with their tongues out.The dial:8.75 inches square gilt brass with scroll spandrels framing the wide Roman and Arabic chapter ring, strike/silent (SON/SILENZIO) lever above XII, signed between VIII and IIII 'Nicolaus Magri, Fecit, Panormi', the repousse centre with foliate scrolls, off-set winding squares, alarm winding square, mock pendulum aperture and the alarm-setting disc, with pierced steel handsThe movement:the rectangular plates united by short knopped tapering pillars, the twin spring barrels with outside ratchets and clicks, the going train with pivotted verge to a short pendulum with small bob mounted on a plain hemispherical apron, the striking train with reversed barrel, sounding the quarters and hours on two bells but by one hammer - the rear of the hammer arbor in a traditional pivot, the front of the arbor mounted in a slot so as to allow for the front of the arbor to be lifted in order to strike the larger of the two bells for the hours (see footnote) 58cms (23ins) high.Footnotes:Nicolò Magri was active in Palermo (Kingdom of Sicily) in the first half of the 18th century. The lion feet hark back to the German clocks of the previous century. The striking system of this clock is worthy of closer inspection.There is a single hammer for striking double six hours with quarters on two bells. The front pivot of the hammer arbor is extended and runs in a slot to permit vertical movement within the slot allowing the hammer arbor to rock between the two bells. There are two racks, the quarter rack striking on two bells by an extended arm from the base of the rack which engages the hammer pivot, the final wide gap in the quarter rack allowing this double striking action. It is the quarter rack which finally locks the striking train after both quarter and hour striking.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 103
A fine and very rare mid 18th century grande sonnerie striking ebony table clock with alarm and trip repeatConyers Dunlop, LondonThe stepped caddy top framed by four facetted finials over a deep cornice set with brass panels over freestanding reeded Doric columns, side handles and pierced wooden sound frets backed in green silk, on a stepped brass-bound plinth on brass block feet. The 7.5inch arched brass dial signed on a silvered plaque flanked by subsidiaries for rise-and-fall regulation and Strike/Silent over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with floating fleur de lys half-hour markers, the very finely matted centre with large mock pendulum aperture, chamfered date aperture and alarm-setting disc (the alarm wound via a small arbor between XII and I). The substantial movement with triple gut fusees to a pivotted verge escapement, striking the hours on a large bell and each quarter on a run of six bells, the alarm sounded on the larger bell via a double-headed hammer, the engraved backplate centred by the standing figure of Diana the Huntress, bare-breasted holding a spear, bow, and arrows over a female mask, with original pendulum sprung holdfast. Together with a bespoke wall bracket. Ticking, striking and trip repeating. 56cms (22ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 111
A very rare late 18th/early 19th century Austro-Hungarian grande-sonnerie striking and repeating engraved gilt brass travel clock with double wheel Duplex escapement and alarm, in the original travel caseH. Amon, GedöllöThe square case engraved all-over with foliate scrolls surmounted by a ring handle and integral repeat button on rectangular block above the glazed sides, front and back doors, on engraved block feet. The 3.5 inch square silvered dial with Roman chapter ring and intricate floral engraving emanating from the centre, a circular aperture at XII revealing the plain monometallic balance mounted on a polished steel bridge, with matching blued steel hands and a plain steel alarm hand. The four spring barrel movement with double wheel Duplex escapement and skeletonised back plate, signed along the bottom edge; the hour strike and repeat using one train, one hammer, and one gong, while the ting-tang quarters are struck and repeated using a separate train and two hammers and two gongs, the alarm train rings vigorously on one gong with a double hammer. Contained within the original leather covered shaped travel case with twin hooks and eyes, the interior of which is set with two newspaper cuttings from 1954 - see footnote for further details. Ticking, striking, repeating and alarm functioning. 9.5 x 6 x 17Footnotes:Two wall clocks from the early 19th century have been signed as 'H. Amon Pressburg' and it is possible this is the same person; Pressburg and Gedöllö were part of the Austro-Hungarian empire at the time, though they now belong to two separate countries (Gedöllö becoming Gödöllö in Hungary and Pressburg becoming Bratislava in Slovakia). Pressburg was the capital of Hungary until the turn of the 19th century and Gedöllö was a thriving market town, so there would be a financial incentive to either move or set up a shop in each town. It has been suggested that the 'H' stands for 'Hieronimus' Amon, though no reference for this person can be found, so this can not be confirmed.According to various clippings inside the clock's travel case, it was bought by S. B. Shepley as lot 304 on 12th November 1954 for £50 in the J.J. Greaves and Sons auction house in Sheffield. Also according to the included clippings, the clock was brought over from the Continent by a Yugoslav general, fleeing his home country, who was able to take his cloths and this clock, before he embarked on his new life.The sequence of striking is the current number of hours followed by a ting-tang for the number of quarters: 1 for the first quarter, 2 for the half, 3 for a quarter to, and four at the hour. Because the full hours are struck 96 times a day, and the space available for the striking spring is quite restricted due to the overall size of the clock, the clock runs for a maximum of 40 hours.Schönbrunn Group (2022) The World of the Habsburgs. Available at: https://www.habsburger.net/en.Andréewitch, S. (2022) Dachl Clock. Available at: https://www.andreewitch.com/en/produkt/dachlclock-amon.Municipality of Gödöllő (2010) Introduction of Gödöllő. Available at: http://kontraszt.godollo.hu/tourism/introduction.Brownlow, M. (2022) The Austrian Empire. Available at: https://www.visitingvienna.com/culture/austrian-empire.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 28
A fine late 19th Century French Carriage Clock with Grande Sonnerie striking, Repeating, Date and AlarmLamy Fils, ParisThe case decorated allover with engraved scrollwork and surmounted by a delicately moulded handle above a large glass observation panel and repeat button, with ball shaped finials and elaborate brass pillars framing the glazed front and foliate scroll pierced side frets with deep blue glass backings, the solid rear door with a spring latch, on a plinth base and squat button feet. The white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with trefoil hands above subsidiary Arabic calendar and alarm dials, all framed by an brass mask with fern and flower engraving. The three spring barrel movement with extravagant Swiss lever escapement jewelled throughout and balance wheel having regulation weights and timing screws with the back plate stamped with French indications for hands, type of striking desired and the maker's name; the striking occurring on two bells and two hammers, with the alarm train using a separate hammer. Ticking, together with a double-ended winding key. 19.5cms (7.5) highFootnotes:The name 'Lamy Fils' was used after 1881, following the dissolution of a partnership between the Lamy family and the Lacroix family which had lasted for over half a century. This partnership first began in 1828 between Pierre Hyacinthe Lamy, the son of a spectacle manufacturer, and Pierre Cyprien Lacroix, a well established horologist. The partnership was originally created for the manufacture of spectacles frames, however, by 1855 60% of their 500 strong workforce was engaged in making horological products. This same year saw the partnership expand to include cutlery fabrication and goldsmithing. In 1858, the partnership was branded and registered; using 'Lamy & Lacroix' for Morez (where Aimé Lamy was mayor between 1852-1870) and 'Lacroix et Lamy' for Paris. These brands were renewed in 1874 by Lacroix's grandson. By 1861, the partnership was making spectacles, comtoise clocks, regulators, tower clocks, domestic clocks, watches, microscopes, optics, etc. The partnership began to experience financial difficulties in 1870 and they focused more attention to the luxury end of their operations, employing a specialist team of 20 watchmakers. By 1870, over half of their revenue was coming from goldsmithing. Still in financial difficulties, the decision was made not to invest in updating the machines used in the various factories, and the partnership increasingly could not compete with other brands. The partnership was formally dissolved in 1881. After its dissolution, the six children of Aimé continued as the 'Les Fils d'Aimé Lamy' manufacturing a wide range of products, including clocks. Many of them began to establish their own individual brands, or formed partnerships between each other. This resulted in confusion with the Lamy name, and their catalogues tried to clarify the issue by printing at the bottom 'Because of the number of similar names in use, please address all letters to M.M. Les Fils d'Aimé Lamy, manufacturers, Grande Rue 167, Morez'[Trans.]. The business increasingly focused on spectacles and related products eventually focusing on this exclusively in the 20th century and forming FIDELA (Les Fils d'Aimé Lamy), which is still a spectacle manufacturer today.Monot, P. (2004-2010) Lamy & Lacroix Available at: https://www.horloge-edifice.fr/Horlogers/Lamy_et_Lacroix.htm Two similar carriage clock cases may be seen in Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks by Derek Roberts; the first by Jules on pg. 76 described as having blue glass sides and the second, on pg. 243, by Lamy and Lacroix.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
Lot 3
A rare second quarter of the 19th century French Rococo-style bell-striking Carriage clock alarm and push repeatPaul Garnier, Paris, number 1029. The gilt brass case with handle formed of two crouching mythical beasts perched above the large escapement inspection window, the case top with floral and shield casting supported by four decorative pillars cast with shields, strapwork and fish, the solid rear door with named sliding dust covers, supported on a shield- and floral- cast base on shaped feet. The 2 inch white enamel Roman dial with subsidiary Arabic alarm and blued steel trefoil hands, signed in blue Paul Garnier Her Du Roi Paris. The movement with three spring barrels and silvered English lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance complete with timing screws and blued steel regulation lever, striking the hour and half-hours, with hour repeat, signed and numbered on the back of the frontplate. Ticking, striking, repeating, and functioning alarm. Together with a travel case and winding key, the latter fitting into a formed recess in the bottom of the case. 17.5cms (7ins) high.Footnotes: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 mantel regulators, which won him a silver medal (he would win silver medals again at both the 1834 and 1839 Exhibitions, before attaining gold in 1844). From 1830 Garnier began to make affordable, semi-massed produced carriage clocks (pendules de voyage) which can be said to have established the Parisian carriage clock industry. At around the same time he wrote to Antide Janvier asking for permission to use the title 'Elève de Janvier' as he had attended the free Horological school Janvier had established in 1802. Janvier assented to his 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 made use of the title 'Horloger [or Her] du Roi', which in turn is supplanted by 'Her De La Marine' after 1848. Signed 'Her du Roi', this clock, was likely made in the second quarter of the century. His combination of basic shape and cost-saving escapement meant that pendules de voyage, having previously been too expensive for the vast majority of people, were reduced in cost to the price of a standard mantel clock. As well as being affordable, these clocks were well made, exhibiting very fine diameter pivots (even by French clock standards) and usually with rack striking. Repeating was saved for the more expensive examples, as in the current case. In his early clocks, engine turned dials in a watered silk style with one-piece cases and barrel stopwork were all the norm. Between about 1830 and 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, Garnier presented a novel master clock and slave clock system (1847), and at least one chronometer has been assigned to him. He also pursued scientific instrument making, his obituary being published in the Society for Civil Engineers bulletin in 1869.The clock is stamped on the back of the front plate with 'Paul Garnier Her Du Roi Paris' in the upper left corner, and '1029' in the lower centre.Included with the lot is a clipping from Country Life, 1973 which illustrates and describes this clock.For further reading, see Allix, C. (1993) 'Paul Garnier Revisited', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 20 (5), pp. 411-425.Arnott, P. (2011) 'Constant Force Chronometer, No. 1 Attributed to Paul Garnier', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 33 (1), pp. 58-65.British Horological Institute (1890) 'A few Words about M. Paul Garnier's Collection', The Horological Journal, Vol. 33 (3), pp. 33-34For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 31
A fine and rare late 19th century French grande sonnerie striking carriage clock with minute repeat facility and alarmThe movement numbered 2The cast case with foliate handle over an escapement aperture and repeat button, the corners set with Corinthian columns between the pierced, silvered and glazed sides on a stepped base. The white enamel Arabic dial with fancy pierced hands within a pierced and silvered floral mask above a subsidiary Roman enamel alarm dial with counter balanced blued steel needle hand. The three train movement with silvered jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance with stamping on the back plate for hand- and alarm-setting, with a 3 position lever on the base offering a choice of grande sonnerie striking, petite sonnerie striking or silence. Ticking, striking and repeating on two hammers and two gongs, with the alarm ringing and using a separate hammer. Together with a double ended winding key and the original silk-lined leather travel case with signature ribbon for the retailers Baily Banks & Biddle. 16cms (6 ins) highFootnotes:Baily Banks & Biddle was originally founded in Philadelphia as Bailey & Kitchen in 1832. In 1878 it was established as Baily Banks & Biddle and it remained so until the company went into administration in 2019. Jewellers, silversmiths and retailers, the company also designed and made many medals that are still used today, such as the Congressional Medal of Honour and the first 40,000 Purple Hearts.It is interesting to note that the back plate is engraved in English for the hands, alarm, etc. but the regulation for the platform is in French, R(etard) and A(vance). This suggests that the rough movement and escapement were bought from separate suppliers and then assembled to be sold, rather then the complete clock being bought and simply cased.Minute repeating carriage clocks are particularly rare to find on the open market.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
Lot 32
A good late 18th century mahogany table clock of excellent colour, with moonphase and alarm. Together with a matching wall bracket.Signed Yeldrae Notron, for Eardley Norton, London, number 2400The bell topped case surmounted by a handle and four berried finials over a moulded cornice, fish scale side frets (backed with red velvet), and canted corners to a moulded base on brass ogee bracket feet. The 6.75 inch brass dial with painted rolling moonphase in the arch waxing and waning over a pair of brass hemispheres engraved with signs of the Zodiac, the moon's age engraved to the outer edge of the silvered arc, over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring framed by floral and C-scroll spandrels, with Strike/Not strike lever at III, the matted centre with recessed shaped signature plaque, blued steel hands and an Arabic alarm-setting disc. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with five knopped pillars, the going train terminating in a knife-edge verge escapement, the rack striking system sounding the hours and with trip repeat on the bell, the alarm train independently wound via a cord to the rear and acting on the same bell with a double ended hammer, the backplate depicting a basket of fruit within symmetrical foliate scrolls. Numbered 2400 to the top right hand corner and along the rear edge. With a case key and associated winding key. Running, striking and repeating, alarm functioning. The clock 48cms (19ins) high. Full height including bracket 63cms (24.75ins). (2)Footnotes:Eardley Norton was working from 49 St. John Street, Clerkenwell, London from the mid 18th Century and was free of the Clockmakers Company from 1770-1794. He was a maker of great repute for watches and complex clocks and in 1771 he patented a striking mechanism.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 46
A rare late 18th/early 19th century French ormolu alarm clockThiery, A Paris The rectangular case surmounted by four tapering finials and a folding handle over a large bevelled glass panel and glazed sides to button feet, the arched dial plate with applied ormolu medallion, swags and palm fronds, the upper part with twin chamfered aperture revealing the day and date on horizontal rotating dials over the signed white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic quarters, good pierced and engraved matching hands and a blued steel tapering alarm setting hand. The movement united by four turned pillars, twin barrels driving an anchor escapement with crescent-shaped pendulum bob, and rack striking on a bell. 23cms (9ins) 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
Lot 47
A very rare early 19th century Swiss Carriage clock with special night/day striking and calendar, in the original travelling caseAuguste Courvoisier, La Chaux-de-FondsThe brass Rococo case with floral handle held in cactus pommels above a repeat button and a wide inspection window with thickly glazed front door, back door, and side panels above an elegantly moulded base with curled leaf feet. The dial plate with allover engine turned hobnail pattern framing the large signed white enamel dial with Turkish numerals and blued steel Breguet hands, above the subsidiary enamel dials for date and alarm with blued steel hands and three winding squares. The three train spring barrel signed movement with a Swiss lever escapement and typical Swiss rack striking with two bells and two hammers, planted on the backplate. Ticking, striking and repeating. Together with separate winding and setting keys and original travel case. 20.5cms (8 ins) highFootnotes:The calendar dial only has 30 diversions as this clock was made for the Turkish market: Islamic calendars follow the lunar, rather then the solar, cycle which is approximately 29.5 days. Islamic months alternate with 29 or 30 days, therefore, a clock made for such a market would not need a dial with 31 divisions.Philippe-Auguste Courvoisier (1803-1873) was the youngest brother of the 'Courvoisier Freres' partnership, which lasted from 1845-1882, and continued the horological tradition established by 'Courviosier et Cie' in 1811. After 'Courvoisier Freres', 'Courvoisier et fils' was formed, which continued for an as yet undetermined amount of time.The above clock is typical of early Swiss carriage clocks; the striking work being on full display at the back, even down to the bells being inverted. The method of striking is also very usual for early Swiss carriage clocks; with petite sonnerie striking during the day, and grande sonnerie striking at night and on the repeater. This style of clock would eventually be replaced by the standardised French carriage clock around 1850.In Carriage Clocks Their History and Development, Allix and Bonnert illustrate a carriage clock made by Auguste Courvoisier for the Turkish Market on pg. 314. This clock is similar to the current lot and is numbered 2119 which is dated to between 1832 and 1845; it seems reasonable to ascribe similar dates to this clock. Plate X/9 of the same book illustrates an analogous escapement, though the escapement in the book was made by Auguste's older brother Frederic-Alexandre Courvoisier.A very similar carriage clock by Auguste Courvoisier is pictured in A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks by Joseph Fanelli, pg. 194.Another similar clock by Frederic Courvoisier was offered for sale by Bonhams New York in October 2019.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
Lot 1943
A Victorian French brass carriage alarm clock: the eight-day duration movement having a later platform lever escapement and stamped to the backplate with the initial B within a circle along with the serial number N913, with a bell to sound the alarm, the white enamel dial having black Arabic numerals and blued steel spade hands with a subsidiary alarm setting dial, with a brass Corniche case, height 16cm handle up, 14cm handle down.
Lot 1946
Gay, Lamaille, Paris a brass Corniche carriage clock with alarm: the eight-day duration timepiece movement having a silvered platform lever escapement with alarm sounding on a bell, the backplate stamped with the initials E.G.L. within an oval for the maker Gay, Lamaille of Paris, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, alarm setting dial and blued steel spade hands, the brass Corniche case having a three bale handle, height 16.5cm handle up, 13.5cm handle down.
Lot 1947
Henry Capt, a French alarm carriage clock: the eight-day duration timepiece movement having a silvered platform lever escapement and sounding the alarm on a bell, with the backplate stamped with the serial number 791, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals, blued steel moon hands, alarm setting dial and signed for the retailer Henry Capt, Geneve, the brass Corniche case with handle, height 13cm handle down, 15.5cm handle up.
Lot 1982
A mid-19th century oak hooded wall clock with alarm: the thirty-hour rope-driven timepiece movement having an anchor escapement, iron plates and sounding the alarm on a bell, with the seven-inch square brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with Roman hour numerals, diamond half-hour markings and inner quarter-hour aspect, with an alarm setting disc to the centre, cast-brass c-scroll spandrels to the four corners and a single steel hand, the flat-top oak case with turned pillars and curved moulding below and an extended back board, height 80cm.
Lot 221
Sale Item: BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK ALARM & REPEATER Vat Status: No Vat Buyers Premium: This lot is subject to a Buyers Premium of 15% + Vat @ 20% Additional Info : Lots purchased online with the-saleroom.com will attract an additional charge for this service in the sum of 4.95% of the hammer price plus VAT @ 20%
Lot 64
A French brass cased carriage clock retailed by J. W. Benson, 28 Royal Exchange, with platform escarpment, push repeat alarm, the enamel dial marked with Roman numerals and a subsidiary dial, 8.5cm wide, 8cm deep, 12cm highSurface scratches to the brass and glass, otherwise in good condition.
Lot 655
FIVE BOXES OF CERAMICS, to include a Crown Ducal lidded tureen, a Royal Doulton tea set including six cups, saucers and dessert dishes (all marked as seconds and signs of heavy wear), vases, etc, together with an animated 'Mickey Mouse' wall clock, a 'Mickey Mouse alarm clock and a 'Wallace & Gromit' alarm clock, Battery operated, untested (5 boxes)
Lot 192
A contemporary Cartier Swiss made travel alarm clock. The white dial with Roman numerals denoting hours, numbered 08058, in original red pouch, 9cm high Condition Report: No further papers, only red fabric pouch. The clock is ticking but we cannot guarantee that it is in working order. The hands turn and the alarm sounds. The stop switch is broken and will not stay in place.Some minute scratching to case.
Lot 7002
A late 19th century German “postman's” alarm clock with a 11” wooden bezel and 7” dial with contrasting pink chapter ring and black Roman numerals, with pierced steel hands and a brass alarm setting disc, chain driven 30hr movement with wooden plates and brass wheels and lantern pinions, alarm sounding on a brass bell. With two weights and pendulum.
Lot 7011
A Swiss made 20th century Cuckoo clock with automaton in a traditional chalet style case, movement sounding the hours and half hours with a gong and cuckoo call, two train weight driven 30hr movement. With an early 20th century German alarm clock in a 7� diameter metal case with two bells, gilt metal dial with Arabic numerals and alarm setting dial, wound and set from the rear.Dimensions: Height: 28cm Length/Width: 26cm Depth/Diameter: 15cm
Lot 1501
CARTIER: A GILT METAL AND ENAMEL TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK, oval, with white dial and Roman numerals, within a cream enamel border, on strut stand with twin 'C' feet, two blue stone cabochons to dials on back, stamped 'Cartier / Paris', numbered 7509 27859, 'SWISS MADE', in fitted red leather case (a/f). 9cm high
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