Rouviere a Paris, a white marble and ormolu portico clock having an eight-day duration movement with a silk suspension and striking on a bell with an outside countwheel, the `sun-king` pendulum sitting between the columns, the round convex white enamel dial having black Arabic numerals, maker`s signature `Rouviere a Paris` and decorative gilt-metal hands, the white marble case with shaped columns and ormolu lions-claw feet either side of a black plinth, all standing on a shaped and stepped base, the top surmounted by a further black marble plinth on which sits a white marble and ormolu vase of flowers, the case decorated with further ormolu mounts, height 49cm. * Jean-Louis Rouviere is recorded as working in Paris from before his marriage in 1781 firstly at Rue de Rohan before moving to Rue de Petit Lion St Sauveur in 1789. In 1812 he was succeeded by the clockmaker Bergmiller.
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S. Wartenburg, Paris, a French black marble `equation of time` and perpetual calendar mantel clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, the white enamel two-piece dial with a visible escapement and jewelled pallets, black Roman numerals, blued steel `moon` hands and signed `S. Wartenburg, Paris`, with a thermometer set below between two further dials, one being a barometer with a white enamel dial and blue `starburst` decoration, the other a perpetual calendar dial, the centre showing phases of the moon with further subsidiary dials showing the date and day, the outer dial showing the month with the inner ring have Arabic numerals showing the `equation of time` being the difference between the solar and mean time, contained in a shaped black marble case with inset malachite panels and gilded engraved decoration, complete with two black marble and bronze side urns with inset malachite panels, height 45 cm.
Le Nepveu, Paris, a mid-Victorian French marble and gilt brass mounted clock garniture having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, the white enamel dial with blue Roman hour numerals and black Arabic outer five-minute numerals, with engraved & pierced gilt-brass hands and signed `Le Nepveu a Paris`, the case of architectural pagoda form, surmounted by a gilded urn and applied frieze decoration, within four gilt-brass columns and shaped plinth base, all standing on gilt-brass feet, height 40cm, together with a pair of matching vases with gilt metal floral spray decoration, ram’s head caryatid supports, standing on circular shaped bases, height 33cm. * Nicolas Antoine Le Nepveu is recorded as working in Paris from 1773 until at least 1889 with his son of the same name continuing the business from before 1812.
A mid-Victorian French mahogany portico clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the pendulum having a brass bob and bi-metallic compensating rods, the silvered dial having engine-turned engraving to the centre, black Roman hour numerals and brass hands, with the finely chased gilded bezel having spearhead decoration, the mahogany case with four tapered pillars having finely chased gilded capitals with acanthus decoration, height 46cm.
James Smith, London, a mahogany break-arch bracket clock having an eight-day duration, double fusee, five pillar movement striking the hours on a bell with pull repeat, the backplate engraved with border decoration and central cartouche signed with the maker`s name `James Smith, London`, the seven-inch silvered break-arch dial engraved with black Roman numerals, a subsidiary date dial, `strike/silent` dial within the arch and a repeat of the maker`s name and with blued steel `moon` hands, the mahogany break-arch case having a pad-top with brass carrying handle, canted corners and standing on brass ball feet, height 42cm.
A late 17th century walnut marquetry longcase clock, the eight-day duration movement having five latched finned pillars and striking the hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the ten-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, meeting-arrow-head half-hour markings and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, the matted dial centre having a raised seconds dial, ringed winding holes, a date aperture with scroll engraved surround and cup-and-ring turnings, with cast brass cherub-head spandrels to the four corners and decorative blued steel hands, the walnut case having panelled marquetry inlay to the door including an arched panel to the top and an octagonal panel below the glass lenticle and further panels to the corners of the door, the plain hood formerly rising but now forward sliding, the base re-built, height 198cm. ** Provenance: Ourletts, Kent (a National Trust property) and thence by family descent.
James Muckarsie, Holborn, a mahogany longcase clock having an eight-day duration, five pillar movement striking on a bell, the twelve-inch arched silvered dial engraved with black Roman hour numerals, Arabic five-minute numerals, day & date subsidiary dials, floriate decoration within the corners, a `strike/silent` dial within the arch, and the makers` name `Muckarsie, Holborn` to the dial centre, with blued steel `diamond` hands, the mahogany case having a raised panel to the base, double plinth and break-arch door, the hood with fluted canted corners, two brass ball finials and a break-arch top, height 216 cms. * James Muckarsie is recorded as working in Holborn, London from at least 1784 when it was known he was a Freeman of the Clockmakers` Company until his death in 1801.
Duncan, London, a mahogany longcase clock, the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the thirteen-inch painted arched dial having black Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel hands, painted flowerhead decoration to the four corners & arch, signed `Duncan, London`, the associated mahogany case having shell inlay to the door and base, boxwood & ebony chequered stringing to the trunk and door, canted corners to the trunk, with the hood having fluted pillars with brass Corinthian capitals, fluting below the cornice to the break-arch top and wavy moulding to the hood door, the swan necked pediment with octagonal paterae and a turned brass finial, height: 208cms. * Quite possibly the James Duncan who is recorded at a number of addresses in London, including Chancery Lane from 1780 until 1819, and also at St. James`s Street.
Jacob Ballin, Wells, a mahogany longcase clock having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch painted arched dial with black Arabic hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and blued steel hands, with gilt shell decoration to the four corners and a rural scene in the arch depicting a tree beside which is a cottage with an angel above holding a sheet with an inscription beseeching a gentleman to not cut down the tree, the man having a moving arm (now unconnected to the movement), the falseplate to the dial stamped with the dialmaker`s name `Owen`, the mahogany case having stringing to the trunk door and base, with the fluted quartered columns to the trunk having cast-brass Corinthian capitals, the hood with free-standing fluted pillars and cast-brass Corinthian capitals, a wavy moulding to the door and a swan-necked pediment with brass paterae and entwined dove brass centre finial, height 218cm. * Jacob Ballin is recorded as working circa 1800 in Wells, Somerset with a further address in Shepton Mallet. * Edward Owen (formerly of Owen & Price) is recorded as a maker of painted dials in Birmingham working at Lower Priory from 1803 with many of his dials made to special order and being both elaborate and elegant.
A mahogany eight day fusee mantel clock by Charles Frodsham of london, the silvered dial engraved with Queen Elizabeth II below a crown with imagees of four of the official palaces to each corner with a two train fusee movement striking on a bell and floral engraved back plate on gilt brass turned feet, 8.75ins
A French Empire ormolu mounted French ebonised portico clock, 11.5cm circular dial, engine turned to centre, with Roman numerals, the bezel cast with stiff acanthus and lotus leaves, twin winding holes, eight day movement striking on a bell, the case with ogee moulded cornice above a deep frieze of flowering cornucopia and pierced anthemions, Doric columns, stepped rectangular base, applied with flowering stems, stylised flowerheads again with cornucopia, engine turned end bun feet, 55.5cm high, c.1850
A French Art Nouveau three-piece spelter and rouge marble clock garniture, 7.5cm ivorine dial inscribed E Valery, Limoges, twin winding holes, eight-day movement striking on a bell, the clock cast with a figure, Moisson, stepped base, scroll feet, two-handled side vases conforming, 58cm high, c.1895
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