Winifred Nicholson (British, 1893-1981)My Bedroom Window signed, titled and dated 'Winifred Nicholson 1973/'My Bedroom Window' (verso)oil on canvasboard48.5 x 58.8 cm. (19 1/8 x 23 1/8 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Crane Kalman Gallery, London, November 1974, where acquired by the family of the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.One of Winifred Nicholson's most favoured and signature compositions is that of the windowscape, an innovative technique for capturing still life subjects – frequently flowers – as well as the landscape beyond, encompassing the changing tones of the season and creating a sense of intimacy with the interior setting. The present lot shows a very personal view indeed, that of My Bedroom Window.In 1954 Nicholson wrote a short piece entitled I Like To Have A Picture In My Room, in which she lists desires for her ideal domestic space. She states 'I want a window in it, I want a telephone, a radio and a television set. All these are contacts and doors in the outer world' (Winifred Nicholson quoted in Andrew Nicholson, ed., Unknown Colour, Paintings, Letters, Writings by Winifred Nicholson, Faber and Faber, London, 1987, p. 234). For the artist, her bedroom was clearly a deeply personal space in which she spent much time, and so to have a picture painted from just this perspective is very special. It is telling that of the above requirements, the window is utmost, and its function in providing an outlook to the natural world must have been, for her, paramount.From the variety of flowers depicted, which include the distinctive bell-shaped blooms of speckled purple and white fritillaries, the season looks to be Spring, with the potted indoor plants protected from the worst of any frosts by their safe position on the windowsill, where they can bask in the warming sun. The six-petalled blue starry flowers are chionodoxa, 'glory of the snow', another spring-flowering bulb which blossoms in dainty sprays. The leaves and flowers in the foreground are intermingled with the just-budding, wayward branches of saplings and trees which fill the garden beyond. The compositional involvement of a half-drawn curtain, patterned with flying birds, further expands on a theme of the revolving cycle of seasonal changes which form a major focus of her work.Nicholson is famed for the attention dedicated to and singular skill displayed in depicting her floral subjects, which is unique. As a review in the Times noted in 1927 of a joint exhibition with Ben Nicholson and Christopher Wood was to observe, 'there is something of an April spirit in her work...in her flower paintings the escape from realism into a new reality, as lovely as that of Nature, and charged with human feeling, is complete.' (The Times, 21 April 1927, quoted in Christopher Andreae, Winifred Nicholson, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2009, p.73).We are grateful to Jovan Nicholson for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Markwick, London. A silver key wind repoussé pair case clock watch with trip repeatDate: Circa 1750Movement: Gilt pierced and engraved full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved winged balance cock, 3-arm balance, silver regulation, diamond end stone, engraved barrel, polished hammer striking on bellDial: Silver champlevé, black Roman numeral hour markers, black outer minute track with Arabic numeral 5 minute markers, blued steel beetle and poker style handsCase: Engraved inner with pierced sound frets, pierced and engraved repousse outer depicting a classical scene featuring CupidSigned: MovementSize: 58mmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Bell & Ross. A stainless steel automatic calendar wristwatchReference: BR123-95-SS-00608Date: Circa 2010Movement: Jewelled automaticDial: Cream, black baton hour marks with Arabic numeral quarters, subsidiary seconds and date aperture above 6, black sword hands with luminous insertsCase: Brushed and polished round, screw down backStrap/Bracelet: Brown Bell & Ross leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 41mmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Bell & Ross. A black ceramic automatic calendar wristwatchReference: BR 03-92Date: Circa 2010Movement: Jewelled automaticDial: Slate grey, applied black hour markers with Arabic numeral quarters, black outer minute divisions, date aperture between 4 and 5, grey pointed baton hands with black tips, centre secondsCase: Brushed square form with matte black finish, back secured by 4 screwsStrap/Bracelet: Grey Bell & Ross rubberBuckle/Clasp: Signed Matte black buckleSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 42mm Accompaniments: Bell and Boss box, outer card, setting tools, spare fabric strap, brochureFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 18K gold key wind repeating repoussé pair case pocket watchDate: Circa 1750Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock with steel 3 arm balance, silvered regulation, two polished hammers striking on an internal bellDial: White, black Roman numeral hour markers, black outer minute track with Arabic numeral 5 minute markers, blued steel beetle and poker style handsCase: Engraved inner with pierced sound frets, pierced outer repoussé case depicting Diana as Huntress, push repeat activated via the engraved pusherSize: 43mmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Francis Robinson. A gold key wind repeating pair case pocket watchDate: Circa 1720Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock, 3-arm balance, diamond end stone, silver regulation, two polished hammers striking on a bell secured to inner caseDial: White, black Roman numeral hour markers, black outer minute track with Arabic numeral 5 minute markers, blued steel beetle and poker style handsCase: Finely pierced and engraved inner case decorated with scrolling foliage and birds, finely engraved outer with pierced and engraved foliate design and four profiles in relief, monogram to back, push repeat activated via the stemSigned: MovementSize: 51mmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Thomas Halhed, London. A gold key wind repousse pair case clock watchDate: Circa 1750Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock, silver regulation, hammers striking on bellDial: White, black Roman numeral hour markers, black outer minute track with Arabic numeral 5 minute markers, blued steel beetle and poker style handsCase: Polished and finely engraved inner, repousse outer depicting Mars and VenusSigned: MovementSize: 53mmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Debaufre, London. A gold key wind repeating pair case repoussé pocket watchDate: Circa 1720Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock with steel 3-arm balance, silver regulation, two polished hammers striking on an internal bell, No.861Dial: Finely engraved champlevé, black Roman numeral hour markers, black outer minute track with Arabic numeral 5 minute markers, blued steel beetle and poker handsCase: Finely engraved and pierced inner case depicting flora and birds, push repeat to stem, pierced repoussé outer depicting an amorous pastoral scene with Cupid, No.861Signed: MovementSize: 43mm Accompaniments: Pocket watch keyFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FRENCH EMPIRE PARCEL-GILT-BRONZE 'ORIENTALIST' MANTEL CLOCK, PARIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY bell striking movement with outside count wheel and silk suspension, engine turned dial with black Roman numerals, the drum housed within a richly-dressed trotting horse, its rider nonchalently balanced above, his head turned towards us under a plumed headscarf, set on a rectangular base with applied with putti holding aloft branches flanking a socle with two birds, on winged claw feet, with key and pendulum, 41cm highSee a similar model, sold Sotheby’s, London, 30 April 2013, lot 498
A GILT COPPER AND BRASS SMALL BRACKET CLOCK, GERMAN, MID 17TH CENTURY two train weight driven movement with pendulum verge escapement, bell stiking on the hour 1 to 12 and also past the hour on a double 6 system, duration approximately 30 hours, with additional weight driven alarm train, silvered dial with Roman numerals behind the small alarm dial with Arabic numerals, case on paw feet and stepped base, the front and hinged side panels (possibly later) with carved scrolling foliage on a matted ground, plain back with exposed count wheel, front mounted pendulum, top with reduced ball finials and apparently freestanding bell below a later spire finial, 15.5cm high excluding modern black painted metal bracket
A GERMAN GILT COPPER AND BRASS 'TÜRMCHENUHR' (SMALL TABLE CLOCK), HATTINGEN, RUHR VALLEY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY two train fusee driven movement with verge escapement and striking on the hour via a countwheel by two alternating jacks, with an additional smaller alarm mechanism (possibly later) mounted on the side of the movement, later silvered dial with Roman numerals and two later hands, one for the hours, one to set the alarm, with a small lever above to silence the bell, the case of square outline, on compressed bun feet and shaped platform rising to the tower-like body engraved overall with flowers and buildings, the dial plate signed to base 'Gerhart Weghaff: Hattnegen', the top with the two jacks modelled as Classical solidiers flanking the apparently freestanding later bell below a later ogee finial, pendulum to rear, 25cm high
A QUEEN ANNE BRASS LANTERN CLOCK, WILLIAM WOOD, NAILSWORTH, DATED 1707 with a 6 inch silvered chapter ring applied over the dial plate engraved with tulips and signed 'Wm Wood / Nailsworth / fecit 1707', the conventional movement with anchor escapement and external locking plate striking on the top-mounted bell, the typical posted case with hinged panels to sides and iron panel to back, on ball feet, with dolphin frets between the urn finials, the rear with suspension hoop and wall spurs, with chains and pendulum, case 38.5cm high overall
A BRASS LANTERN CLOCK, CIRCA 1700 AND LATER with a 6 1/2 inch silvered chapter ring applied over the dial plate engraved with tulips and signed 'Peter Miller / London Fecit', the conventional movement with anchor escapement and external locking plate striking on the top-mounted bell, the typical posted case with hinged panels to sides, back panel lacking, on ball feet, with dolphin frets between the urn finials, the rear with suspension hoop and wall spurs, with rope, pendulum and weight, case 37cm high overall
An 18th century ebonised bracket clock, with a brass carrying handle and caddy top glazed doors and sides with gilt spandrel, the silvered dial with strike silent dial to the arch, Roman numerals inscribed Thomas Hunter, London, with a twin fusee movement, striking on a bell, the brass back plate similarly inscribed, 57.5cm high
United Kingdom Gold Proof Commemorative Coin Set 2022; 5 coin set, featuring Platinum Jubilee £5, Dame Vera Lynn £2, Alexander Graham Bell £2, Commonwealth Games 50p, and Platinum Jubilee 50p; (total 102.88g of .917 gold); all coins encapsulated and housed in case of issue with certificates of authenticity
A Mappin and Webb Maritime table clock in bell shaped glazed dome, silvered chapter ring and open skeleton two train movement and lever escapement on mahogany plinthThe clock appears to tick when wound, but is sold with guarantee. Glass dome is intact with some discolouration to the metal handle. Many Thanks
A collection of material to include an ARP bell with flared rim marked A.R.P. and J.B/39 to the shoulder, with an ebonised handle, 23cm high, an ARP style rattle, aluminium bell made for the RAF benevolent fund 'Cast in metal from German Aircraft shot down over Britain 1939-45' with Churchill to the body and 'V' to the handle, 14cm high. An 'Acme' siren whistle and three others. And a collection of pin badges to include ARP, Home Guard and others. A lot. *CR Mixed condition, many in good condition.
An Indian General Service Medal, 1852 with Waziristan 1894-95 clasp named to 3639 Pte A.Bell 2nd Bn Border Regt. 3639 Alfred Bell enlisted for the 2nd Battalion Border Regiment on the 25th October 1899, he was discharged at Gosport on the 3rd of February 1905. During his period of service his name appeared all to regularly in the Regimental Defaulter Book, where he is regularly recorded as drunk in barracks and overstaying passes, he also made a false accusation against an N.C.O., took beer away from the coffee shop. He forfeited Good Conduct badges on two separate occasions and reduced to 'Class 1 Service' on another. His record records service in India and participation in the Waziristan campaign and the award of the medal. With extensive copied research. *CR Suspension slightly loose, otherwise good condition with an interesting history.
Mauchline and Related Wares from the Collection of the Late Christabelle and David Davey, Part 2 of 2. Mauchline ware - ten pieces, comprising a bell shaped go-to-bed (Loughrigg Tarn), 11cms high, a tumbler case with glass (The New Pier Skegness), 7.5cms, a square section brush box with brush incorporating mirror (Cleft In High Rock Tunbridge Wells / Tunbridge Wells From The Frant Rd.), 8.6cms, a square form egg timer (Beachy Head Lighthouse), 8cms, a boat shaped box (The New Pier Skegness), 12cms, a drawer form box (North Berwick / Souvenir From North Berwick), 11.3cms, a cylinder box (Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol), 4.2cms, a small rectangular hinged box with velvet lining (Eglwgseg Rocks Nr Llangollen), 5.5cms, a circular box (Scarborough Castle / The Music Hall Scarborough From The Sands), 7.2cms, and a bun shaped box, painted interior, chips to rim (Blundells School, Tiverton / The Exe, Tiverton), 7cms. (10) From the collection of the late Christabelle and David Davey
Mauchline ware - seven pieces, sewing, comprising an acorn form tape measure (The New Jetty Margate), tape reduced, 4.5cms, another of bell form (The Bridge, Llangollen), replacement tape, 5.7cms, a skep form thimble case (Dunkeld Cathedral / Made of Dunkeld Wood, Anderson Bookseller, Dunkeld), with silver thimble, 4cms, a heart shaped pin cushion (Lewes Castle Gateway), 5.6cms, a diamond form pin cushion (Edinburgh Castle), 6.3cms, a slant top curved front thimble case (Salcombe), 3.6cms, and a needle book (Post Office, Kincardine, Ontario), 7.6cms. (7)
Tartan ware - five pieces, comprising a cylinder form sewing companion (M'Pherson), thimble stand with drawer, five apertures with two tools only present, 9.5cms high, a bell form tape measure (Albert), tape within, 6cms, a domed circular box (M'Beth), 4cms, a bone bladed folding knife (Cameron), one scale part lacking, and a metal shuttle (M'Pherson), badly worn. (5)
Coins, comprising a silver wrist chain mounted with mostly silver coins, a silver watch chain mounted with mostly silver coins, including a medieval silver groat, George III penny 1797, Crown Copper Company penny token 1811, three Q.V. commemoratives, Q.V. bronze medal 'National Medal For Success in Art ……' inscribed 'Amy E. Bell', 1897, 5cms, and sundry coins. (qty) From the collection of the late Jackie Cole
Bell & Ross BR02 1000M automatic stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, reference no. BR02-20-S-01392, black dial, inner rotating bezel, tan leather strap, 49mm including crown guards-Box and Papers - no.Movement - currently functioning.Dial - good.Glass - minor light marks.Hands - good.Case - some light surface marks but considered good, requires a new seal to the case back.Crown - adjusting correctly.Strap - good, not signed Bell & Ross.-Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
* Male nude. A group of 6 vintage photographs of bodybuilder Frank Bell, mid 1930s, gelatin silver prints, full-length wearing thong in various poses, 2 photographs with Bell's name and address inscribed to versos, 15 x 10.5 cmQTY: (6)NOTE:Frank Bell was a finalist in 'Mr Britain 1937', 'Mr North Britain 1940', and was known as the Second Superman of Great Britain, and the winner of many health and strength trophies. He was born in 1917 and at the time of these photographs lived at 8 Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, Co. Durham.
A collection of cameras. To include an Olympus XA with hard case and A11 flash, Minox 35ML with MF35ST flash and carrying case, Pentax Espio Mini in original packaging, Minolta Weathermatic 350L with mount and carrying case, Minolta Weathermatic Dual 35 with carrying case, two Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SPII with TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20 and TAKUMAR 1:1.8/55 lenses, Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP with Super-Takumar 1:1.4/50 lens. Together with a Bell & Howell 1680 projector and a Gnome projector. (10)
A Victorian Polyphon housed in a walnut case with ivory inlay. Together with a collection of 22 Polyphon metal discs to include O Come All Ye Faithfully, The March of the Men of Harlech, Le Forgeron de Village Der Dorfschmied, Rock of Ages, I'll Take You Home Again, The Bell Of New York, The First Nowell, We Shall Meet Bye and Bye, See Saw (Wipp-Wapp), Mona, Scatter Seeds Of Kindness, Son Of My Soul, Soldiers in the Park, Sweet By and Bye, We Shall Meet Bye and Bye, All Right Maassliebhen, Hail Smiling Morn, Les Femmrs Joyeuses de Windsor, and Nearer My God to Thee. CITES submission reference: JJLSZLL4.
A sterling silver curb link charm bracelet, assorted charms including, bell, piano, fishing creel, dice, ship, cow, car, etc, 89g; a continental silver charm bracelet suspended with assorted enamel souvenir shields, Tirol, Stratford Upon Avon, St Truiden, Lugano, etc, mostly marked 800, 42g; a silver belcher necklace chain, 13g; a sliver and silver gilt fancy rope twist necklace and bracelet suite, marked 925, 23.5g (5)
A JAPANESE SHAKU DOKEI ROSEWOOD STRIKING PILLAR CLOCKMeiji periodWith glazed removable hood, enclosing the verge balance-wheel movement, with four slender turned upright pillars and pierced and engraved front plate, above the trunk with removable plate marking the time with thirteen shaped small brass panels, the descending going-train weight containing a striking train with countwheel and bell, a small drawer below51cm high overallPROVENANCE: Cyril Fish, thence by descent.Condition reportIn good overall condition. The movement may require a service.
A FRENCH GILTMETAL AND MARBLE MANTEL CLOCKCirca 1880The case modelled with a maiden holding a lyre, with white enamel dial, above a waisted black marble plinth modelled with a putto, on scrolled feet, the twin train movement with strike51cm highCondition reportThere is no pendulum, key or bell. The case appears to be gilt painted and the movement will require a clean and service.
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND BRONZE MANTEL CLOCKIn the Louis XVI style, circa 1890The drum-shaped case modelled with a pair of cloud-bourne doves and foliate festoons, supported on a tasseled cushion and a pair of winged sphinx supports, on a shaped plinth with inset panel emblematic of the zodiac signs and flanked with ribbon-tied foliate swags, the 5 1/2in. circular white enamel dial detailed BARDE A PARIS, the twin train drum-shaped movement striking on a bell42cm highCondition reportWith steel winding key and pendulum. The case would benefit from a light clean. The dial is in good condition with a very small chip around the right winding arbor. The movement would benefit from a service
A FRENCH GILT BRASS AND BLACK MARBLE FOUR-GLASS MANTEL CLOCKCirca 1875With bevelled glass panels, the dial with visible escapement and pierced blued steel hands, detailed Walter E. Barry, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London, the twin train movement striking on a bell, with grid iron pendulum47cm high Condition reportThere is no key. The clock is in original unrestored condition. There is verdigris to the metalware of the case and damp staining to the black marble. One escapement jewel has been replaced by a steel pin ground to shape.
A CHARLES X AUTOMATON MANTEL CLOCKThe arched case cast with foliage, enclosing the gilt dial, above a mask head and automaton imitating a waterspout into a shell below, the twin train movement with countwheel strike on a bell with silk suspension, on a stepped base 37cm high Condition reportThere is a winding key for the clock and another for the automaton. With its pendulum. The automaton works and the clock ticks.
AN EMPIRE REVIVAL MANTEL CLOCKCirca 1865Modelled as an outstretched swan supporting the dial, on a tapering fluted triform stem on lion paw feet, the white enamel dial (restored) signed Andre A PARIS, the twin train movement with silk suspension, striking on a bell41cm highCondition reportThe clock is in good condition. As stated above the dial has been restored. The movement appears clean but may require a service. There is a key and pendulum.
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PINK MARBLE LYRE CLOCKIn the Louis XVI style, circa 1900The lyre-shaped case modelled with a sunburst and foliate swags, the 3in. dial inscribed Le Roy & Fils, New Bond Steet, London, painted with foliate swags and with paste-set ring attached to the pendulum, striking on a bell, on an oval stepped base36cm high Condition reportIn good condition. The movement may require a service. There is a steel key.
A LOUIS PHILIPPE EBONISED AND BRASS INLAID STRIKING TRAVELLING CLOCK WITH ALARMBy RobertThe rectangular case inlaid with engraved cut-brass and mother-of-pearl, with a brass carrying handle above the glazed signed dial (restored) with blued steel moon hands, and flanked to each side by a chevron-shaped glazed aperture, the twin train movement, wound from the front through the case, just below the dial, with cylinder escapement, the escape wheel mounted between the rectangular plates as part of the train, the balance wheel within a cut-out in the top of the back plate, secured by a jewelled cock, the strike work mounted on the back plate, striking the hours twice on a bell and the half22cm high (handle down)Condition reportThere is no key. As noted the dial has been restored and is showing previous hairline cracks. The movement may require a service.
A FRENCH BRONZE MANTEL CLOCKIn the Louis XV style, late 19th centuryModelled as a bull on naturalistic base, the dial with twelve enamel inset chapters, the twin train drum-shaped movement with strike on a bell33cm highCondition reportThe case is in good original condition. There is a pendulum but no key. The movement may require a service.
A LARGE FRENCH BRONZE ELEPHANT CLOCKIn the Louis XV style, late 19th centurySurmounted by a pagod holding a shade, with circular gilt dial and 25-piece enamel mounts for the chapters, central disc and five-minute markers, above a standing elephant, its trunk raised, on a naturalistic base, the twin train movement stamped R & C PARIS & LONDON 621, with strike on a bell41cm highCondition reportIn good original condition. The movement may require a service. There is no key. It has its pendulum.
A LOUIS PHILIPPE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE PORTICO CLOCKBy LeRoy, Palais Royal, ParisWIth stepped architectural pediment above Gothic arches and tracery, the dial with silvered chapter ring signed LEROY HORLOGERIE DU ROI / PALAIS ROYAL, the twin train drum-shaped movement stamped to the backplate AG 364, with countwheel strike on a bell, above stepped plinth with Gothic arches, on scrolled feet52 cm highCondition reportThere is no key. The movement would benefit from a service. The case is in good condition. With its pendulum.
A NAPOLEON III EBONISED, CUT-BRASS INLAID AND POLYCHROME DECORATED PORTICO CLOCKThe circular white enamel dial detailed LEROY A PARIS, with pierced blued steel hands, the twin train drum-shaped movement S Marti & Cie and LEROY A PARIS, with countwheel strike 45cm highCondition reportLacking pendulum and bell. There is no key. Otherwise it appears to be in good condition.
A FRENCH GILT-METAL MOUNTED GREEN-STAINED TORTOISESHELL MANTEL CLOCKIn the Louis XV style, Circa 1880The case of shaped outline with white enamel dial and blued steel pierced moon hands, the twin train drum-shaped movement stamped S. Marti, with countwheel strike on a bell, raised on a gilt-painted plinth 35cm high overallCondition reportWith pendulum, no key. The case is in reasonable condition, there is a small amount of loss to the tortoiseshell in places. The movement appears dirty and will require a service.
A FRENCH GILTMETAL-MOUNTED BOULLE MANTEL CLOCKIn the Louis XV style, late 19th centuryThe 3 1/4in. white enamel dial with blue Roman chapters inscribed Berger A Paris, drum-shaped twin train movement with countwheel strike on a bell30cm highCondition ReportWith pendulum. The case has a number of losses to the tortoiseshell veneer, mainly on the upper parts. There is also brass lifting. The movement would require a clean and service. There is no key.
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCKIn the Louis XVI style, circa 1890The case modelled with an urn and cherub above, the dial flanked by a putto-caryatid to each side, on stepped shaped plinth, the twin train movement striking on a bell44cm highCondition reportThere is a pendulum and winding key. The case is dirty and would benefit from a clean. The dial is cracked to its left side. The movement would benefit from a clean and service.
A FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT BRASS GORGE CASED STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCKBy H. L. No. 5521, For Parkinson & Frodsham, No. 740 circa 1870The case engraved all over, the top with large bevelled glass panel and four others below, with push repeat, white enamel dial detailed PARKINSON & FRODSHAM, with blued steel ‘Breguet’ moon hands and alarm subsidiary below, original silvered platform club-tooth lever escapement, twin train movement striking on a bell and with subsidary alarm train 19cm high (handle up)Condition reportThe gilding to the case is worn in places. Chip to top right of bevelled glass on rear door. Movement ticks only for a few seconds. Horizontal hairline cracks to dial at top of the minute ring and above. Repeat works. Movement requires a full service.
A FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT BRASS STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH DUPLEX ESCAPEMENTBy Bourdin, 28 rue de la Paix, Paris, circa 1860The case engraved with foliage and scrolls, with folding handle and push/repeat, four bevelled glazed panels, signed white enamel dial with seconds subsidiary at the XII, blued steel 'Breguet' moon hands and alarm subsidiary, original platform with bi-metallic compensated balance and duplex escapement, the twin train movement striking and repeating on a bell, numbered 4919 and 253, and numbered 7314 on the back of the frontplate, the shuttered solid door, signed BOURDIN Hger Bte RUE DE LA PAIX 28, with an associated green velvet-lined leather travelling case15cm high PROVENANCE: Cyril Fish, thence by descent.A. E. Bourdin are recorded in the rue de la Paix 1840-60.Condition reportThe clock has its original gilding. It is going, striking and repeating. The bottom back corner of the left hand glass is chipped.
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