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A FRENCH ORMOLU CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND ONYX FOUR-GLASS MANTEL CLOCKCirca 1910The case with a serpentine-shaped front, twin baluster uprights, stepped onyx pediment, above serpentine-shaped glazed and bevelled front door, the sides and back with bevelled panels, the dial with Gothic chapters within a pierced gilt chapter ring, the twin train movement with Marti cachet mark and marked A & N PARIS, hourly strike on a blued steel coiled gong,  twin tube mercurial pendulum, on a shaped onyx base 34cm highCondition reportThere is no key.  It has its pendulum.  The case is in good condition.  The movement may require 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 One escapement jewel has been replaced by a steel pin ground to shape.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 WILLIAM IV SMALL BRONZE MANTEL CLOCKBy Jefferson, Bruton StreetThe case with stepped pediment, above signed 3 1/2in.  white enamelled convex dial (restored), pierced blued steel hands, flanked by canted angles to each side with a scroll and an arched glazed panel, glazed hinged back door, the fine twin train chain fusée drum-shaped movement, signed to the backplate, striking on a bell, with pendulum locking block and nut22cm highCondition reportThere is no winding key.  One case key.  With its pendulum.  As noted in the cataloguing the dial is restored.  The movement appears in good well-maintained order.  It would benefit from 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 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.

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 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 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

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 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.

French walnut and ormolu lyre shaped mantel clock, white enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, the movement signed 'A D Mougin' striking on a bell, with pendulum, height 51cmPlease note our special conditions regarding clocks and watches (Please note condition is not noted. We strongly advise viewing to satsify yourself as to condition. If you are unable to view please request a condition report, which will be provided in writing).

French oak architectural mantel clock and barometer, of temple form with cream dials, centred with a thermometer and within double Corinthian columns, on a stepped base, width 42cm, height 25.5cm (Please note condition is not noted. We strongly advise viewing to satsify yourself as to condition. If you are unable to view please request a condition report, which will be provided in writing).

A late 19thC ebonised and gilt metal mantel clock, circular dial bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement by Japy Freres & Cie, the case with a pedimented barrel, surmounted by a cherub and foliate scrolls, flanked by a standing man with a tied bundle of corn, on a serpentine base, cast with a lion's head mask and flowers, no pendulum or key, 42cm high, 39cm wide.

A late 19thC French brass cased mantel clock, circular enamel dial bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement with bell strike, the case stamped Labolle, surmounted with a figure of a writer against a naturalistic garden ground, above floral panels and rococo scrolls, the dial above a shield reserve, with pendulum and key, 41cm high, 36cm wide.

A Victorian slate mantel clock, circular enamel dial bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement with bell strike, the case of barrel and scroll form, raised on a rectangular plinth base, with pendulum, no key, 21cm high, 31cm wide.

A Victorian slate and marble mantel clock, circular enamel dial bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement, the case of rectangular form, with engraved detailing, with pendulum, 22cm high, 20cm wide, 12cm deep.

A Victorian slate and marble mantel clock, circular brass dial with black chapter ring bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement with bell strike, the case of engraved architectural form, with pendulum and key, 39.5cm high, 38cm wide.

A late 19thC mahogany cased mantel clock, brass circular dial with enamel chapter ring bearing Arabic numerals, eight day movement with coil strike, the case of architectural form, raised on bun feet, with pendulum and key, 30cm high, 20cm wide, 13.5cm deep.

An early 20thC mahogany cased mantel clock, for Geo. Tarratt Leicester, arched silver dial with chapter ring bearing Roman numerals, subsidiary fast/slow dial, eight day movement with coil strike, the case of domed architectural form, on four brass bun feet, with key, 23cm high, 17cm wide.

A late 19thC French ormolu marble and porcelain mantel clock, circular enamel dial bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement with bell strike, the case surmounted by a pair of doves and a torchere, and the sides with symbols of music and war, raised on a bow fronted white marble base, on brass feet, with pendulum, no key, 30cm high, 21cm wide.

A 19thC French slate mantel clock, the brass dial with enamel chapter ring bearing Arabic numerals, eight day movement with coil strike, by Japy Freres & Cie, the case of architectural form, with brass frieze panels of classical figures, pendulum, no key, 38cm high, 30cm wide.

A Victorian slate mantel clock, the circular enamel dial bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement with bell strike, the case of engraved architectural form, with pendulum and key, 28cm high, 24cm wide.

A late 19thC French slate and marble mantel clock, circular enamel dial bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement by Japy Freres & Cie, with bell strike, the case of architectural form, with pendulum, no key, 23cm high, 22cm wide.

A late 19thC French rococo style brass cased mantel clock, the circular enamel dial with silver overlay, bearing Arabic numerals, Japy Freres & Cie eight day movement with bell strike, the case of balloon form, with an urn and garland finial, rococo foliate scrolls raised on scrolling base, on scroll feet, with pendulum and key, 53cm high.

A 19thC French slate mantel clock, the circular brass dial with enamel chapter ring bearing Arabic numerals, eight day movement with coil strike, the case of architectural form, a brass frieze of classical figures beneath the dome, and fluted columns, brass plaque presentation engraved, with pendulum, no key, 35.5cm x 29.5cm.

Large 19th century gilt metal cased mantel clock with Limoges style porcelain dial and plaques, for restoration, H: 35 cm. Not available for in-house P&P

A good early 19th century French gilt and patinated bronze mantel clockLe Comte, ParisDepicting a youth standing with his arms raised supporting the drum shaped case, beads about his neck and a quiver of arrows over his shoulder, his left foot slightly raised at the heel, set on a circular concave socle applied with floral swags and masks within beaded edges, on lion paw feet. The 3.5 inch white enamel dial with minute track, Arabic quarters and Roman hours under delicate leaf-form blued steel hands, signed LeComte a Paria enclosed by a cast and beaded bezel.The movement with circular, flat-bottomed plates, silk suspended pendulum and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Ticking and striking. With the pendulum and a winding key. 43cms (16.5ins) high.Footnotes:Possibly Charles le Compte of Paris, Master in 1785 and working from Quai des Ormes 1789-1820.Comparative LiteratureP. Kjellberg, La Pendule Française, 1997, p.348, fig.A where reference is made to a preparatory drawing for this model signed 'Deverbery et Cie' in 1799.See also the catalogue for the Musée François Duesberg, Mons.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 late 18th century French ormolu and marble mantel clock, the case possibly attributable to OsmondRobin, ParisThe case surmounted by a bow (detached), flaming torch and quiver of arrows, over reeded pilasters and crisply cast cornucopia scrolls, on a shaped and moulded grey veined marble base, with applied floral mounts, on four substantial gadrooned feet. The 5.5 inch white enamel Roman and Arabic dial signed Robin Hr du Roy, under the elaborately pierced and engraved gilt brass hands.The large circular brass movement with flattened bottom edges and four pinned pillars, silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, the backplate engraved Robin AParis, 5 11. Together with detached bow (in two parts), pendulum and key. Ticking and striking. 36cm wide x 17cm deep x 44cm high, (14in wide x 6 1/2in deep x 17in high)Footnotes:Accompanied by a photograph and description from Mentinck & Roest, Antiquairs, Uurwerkmakers & Beedigde Taxateurs, Taalstraat 34, 5261 BE Vught, Holland, wherein the case design is attributed to Robert Osmond. It is also stated that one of the springs is signed and dated Monginot May 1783.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 19th century gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clockVuidepot a ParisDepicting a woman driving a chariot, her hair tied up in a fashionable coiffure and wearing a low cut dress, a crop and reins in her hands, the horse leaping forwards, an attendant boy standing on a sprung platform to the rear, the wheel with six spokes, all set on an ormolu base with engine turned finish over a patinated plinth and cast leaf-and-berry feet. The white enamel chapter ring set within the rim of the wheel with Arabic quarters, minute track and Roman hours signed below XII Vuidepot a Paris. The circular movement with silk suspended pendulum and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Ticking and striking. With pendulum and a winding key. 33cms (12.5ins) high Footnotes:Vuidepot is recorded as a clockmaker working in Rue St-Martin, Paris in 1812. See Tardy, Dictionanaire des Horologers Francais, page 648.Comparative LiteratureP. Kjellberg, La Pendule Française, 1997, p.345, fig. E.See also the catalogue for the Musée François Duesberg, Mons.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 magnificent early 19th century French ormolu and marble mantel clock with dial by Duboisson, pin-wheel escapement, centre seconds and date. 'The Harvest Chariot'Cochard, sucr. de Ch Le Roi, A Paris. The dial by Duboisson. Surmounted by the seated figure of Ceres on a chariot holding a thyrsus staff entwined with grapes and vine leaves; to the back of the chariot a faun holds a ewer and bunch of grapes above her chalice, to the front a standing cherub urges on a pair of harnessed lions; all raised on an inverted breakfront variegated green marble base with applied medallions flanking floral vases on turned feet. The 5 inch white enamel dial with outer date ring - each day of the month set within a gilt 'jewelled' border with green enamel highlights framing the minute band with Arabic quarters and Roman hours, signed below VI Dubin., tapering blued steel date hand and centre seconds hands, gilt pierced and engraved hour and minute hands. The large circular movement with pin-wheel escapement mounted on the backplate, the pendulum crutch with fine-screw beat adjustment, and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Ticking and striking. With pendulum and key. 64cm wide x 17cm deep x48cm high, (25in wide x 6 1/2in deep x 18 1/2in high)Footnotes:Comparative literatureTardy, La Pendule Française, 2ème Partie: De Louis XVI à nos jours, Paris, 1962, p. 197.E. Niehüser, French Bronze Clocks, Schiffer Publishing, Pennsylvania, 1999, p. 241.E. Dumonthier, Les Bronzes du Mobilier National - Pendules et Cartels, Paris, pl. 40.Together with a Valuation Report from M.Toebosch dated 12 October 1995.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 impressive early 19th century French ormolu and marble mantel clockLaurent, ParisThe 5 inch white enamel dial with outer minute track enclosing delicate Roman numerals, concentric date and signature Laurent AParis under good matching gilt brass and blued steel hands, set within an inverted breakfront base applied with Neo-Classical swags, griffins, lotus flowers and Classical masks, all surmounted by the seated figure of a woman in a high waisted dress playing the harp at a tripod table; to her left a cherub is consulting a scroll entitled Bouton de Rose, his bow and eternal torch on the table next to him, all supported on six gilt brass toupie feet, and narrow gilt wood stand on six button feet. The large circular twin spring barrel movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel. Ticking and striking. With a delicate silk suspended pendulum and crank key. 50cm wide x 19cm deep x 50cm high, (19 1/2in wide x 7in deep x 19 1/2in 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 FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING A PAIR OF LOVERSParts early 19th century, parts 20th century.The later figures each wearing a headdress and feather skirts, the man with a bow and arrow, his companion holding a pineapple and wearing beaded necklaces and standing with her back to him, leaning into his embrace and gazing into his eyes, both standing on a patinated rocky outcrop with applied gilt foliage and flowers, raised on a bow-ended plinth with cast panel depicting a burning torch, on six turned feet. The signed 5 inch white enamel Roman dial with minute track including Arabic quarters and good matching gilt hands framed by an engine turned bezel. The twin spring barrel movement with circular plates, silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell, the pendulum bob in the form of a pair of flaming hearts pierced by an arrow. Ticking and striking. Together with a winding key. 55cms (21.5ins) high.Footnotes:ProvenanceSegoura Antiquaires, Paris 1996. The drawing for this model by De Verberie dated 1799 is held in the Cabinet d'Estampe of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. Comparative literatureH. Ottomeyer and P. Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986, ill. 5.15.29P. Kjellberg, La Pendule Française, 1997, pp.356-357, fig. B - C.J-D. Augarde, Les Ouvriers du Temps, Antiquorum and the Trustees of the Wallace Collection, p. 158, fig.125.Ramon Colon de Carvajal, Catalogo de Relojes del Patrimonio Nacional, (1987), Madrid, p. 120.Saleroom notices:Please note, the estimate of this lot is £8,000 - 12,000.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

An exceptional late 18th century French gilt and patinated bronze pendule à cercle tournant timepiece dated 1780Lepaute, ParisThe case surmounted by a 5 inch spherical gilt globe engraved with a map of the world and displaying the time at the equator via twin horizontal rotating bands, the uppermost with 12 white enamel five-minute Arabic cartouche numerals, over 24 larger Roman cartouche numerals (12 with black numerals on a white ground to denote daytime, 12 with white numerals on a black ground to denote night-time), the globe draped in a midnight blue metal cloth studded with brass stars, a flying cherub below holding a flaming torch to indicate the time; all supported on a crisply cast Corinthian reeded column on an octagonal base. The rectangular movement set within the column and accessed via a door to the font, with pin-wheel escapement driving a vertical arbor via a contrate wheel up into the globe, the striking via an outside countwheel strike on a bell. Signed along the lower edge LE PAUTE. H.ger DU ROI APARIS 1780. Together with a winding key and Insurance Certificate from J. Kugel, Antiquaires, Paris dated 1996. 16 wide x 16 deep x 42 high (6in wide x 6in deep x 16 1/2in high)Footnotes:The Lepaute family is rightly regarded as one of the foremost horological dynasties working in 18th century France. Perhaps the best known member is Jean-André Lepaute (also spelled Le Paute), born in 1720 in Thonne-la-Long, a small town in north-eastern France. Lepaute was one of nine children, who were supported by their father, a farrier. Lepaute served his horological apprenticeship in the nearby town of Carignan, before moving to Paris in 1740. He immediately established a workshop, which was evidently prosperous as he encouraged one of his younger brothers, Jean-Baptiste, to join him in 1747, around which time the workshop was well known for making turret clocks. Two years Jean-Andre married Nicole-Reine Étable de la Brière, who was a celebrated astronomer and savant. In 1759, she helped to predict the path of Halley's Comet and was described as 'a human calculator'. She was also responsible for any horological calculations needed in the workshop (e.g. pendulum oscillation, etc.). Two years after his marriage, Lepaute invented a clock which worked with only one wheel; he presented this to Louis XV, receiving the commendation of Horologist to the King. He also developed modifications to the double virgule escapement in 1753 although this caused controversy when another horologist, Pierre Augustin Caron, insisted he was the original maker. The Academie Royale des Sciences initially agreed that Caron was the original inventor, though this decision was later reversed and both were deemed to have created the escapement independently of one another. In 1755, the elder Lepaute published his Traité d'Horlogerie, with Nicole-Reine helping with the calculations. He was named maître in 1759, with Jean-Baptiste becoming maître in 1776, and he became increasingly involved with the Galeries du Louvre, where both he and Nicole-Reine had lived since 1756. Around this time, he appears to have left Jean-Baptiste to manage the workshop. Throughout this period Nicole-Reine continued to publish astronomical papers and contribute chapters to astronomical books, including a widely circulated table in 1764 for the calculation of the solar eclipse occurring on 1 April. In 1774, Jean-Andre Lepaute formally retired from the workshop, and both he and Nicole-Reine moved to St. Cloud. He died in 1788, a year after his wife. Jean-Baptiste retired in 1789, leaving the workshop to his two nephews, both of whom were trained horologists. Jean Baptiste died in 1802, though the Lepaute workshop carried on under first the two nephews, and then their descendants, until 1952. The Lepautes supplied clocks to some of the most prestigious sittes, including the Luxembourg Palace in Paris, the Palais Royal and the Military Academy in St. Hubert, among others. In addition to turret clocks, the workshop produced a multitude of mantel clocks, usually with a figural bronze case, often featuring characters from Ancient Greek or Roman mythology. A version of the globe clock was offered for sale from their workshop in 1766 for 2,500 livres; one of the costliest mantel clocks they produced at that time. Literature A Chapiro, La Montre Française. Paris: Éditions de l'Amateur, 1991.Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, 127th edition, Aubenas: Lienhart et Cie, 1972.P. Garcelon, Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788), 2022. Available at: https://pg-astro.fr/grands-astronomes/le-grand-siecle/nicole-reine-lepaute.htmlUniversity of St. Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics, Nicole-Reine Etable de Labrière Lepaute, 2008. Available at: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Lepaute/Comparable literature J-D. Augarde, Les Ouvriers du Temps, Antiquorum and the Trustees of the Wallace Collection, p.26, fig.12. A similar case but with patinated column was sold Christies, New York, Dalva Brothers: Parisian Taste in New York, 22 October 2020, lot 171.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 impressive late 18th century French gilt and patinated bronze mantel clockDeverberie & Comp. Invet. Fecit, Paris. 'The Huntress'The central woman seated on a tasselled cushion and wearing a matt and burnished feather headdress and skirt, strapped sandals and beads at her neck and arms, in her left hand she carries a large gilt bow, a quiver of arrows sit over her back and a faithful hound eagerly awaits by her side; held aloft on a sedan chair by four boys walking forwards with joined hands, all mounted on a plinth with beaded edge, the frieze applied with interlaced hunting horns framing busts of boar, dogs and a stag, raised on hairy paw feet. The five inch white enamel dial with outer minute track, each quarter hour marked in Arabic numerals, each hour marked with a Roman figure and gilt star, under matching pierced hands. The large circular movement with silk suspended pendulum and large outside countwheel strike on a bell. Ticking and striking. With pendulum and a winding key, 58cms (22.5ins) highFootnotes:Comparative literatureP. Kjellberg, La Pendule Francaise, 1997, p.354, fig.A.See also the catalogue for the Musée François Duesberg, Mons.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 rare mid-18th century French ormolu grande sonnerie striking mantel clock of two-week duration, with alarm and repeatEtienne Lenoir, a Paris. The case attributed to Robert Osmond. The case surmounted with an impressive urn with berry finial and laurel swags, over a pierced waist set with musical trophies, the sides cast with berries and acanthus leaves and silk-backed sound frets, all on an elaborately shaped base with heavy cast foliate scrollwork. The 5.25 inch white enamel Arabic and Roman dial signed Etienne LeNoir A Paris under elaborately pierced gilt brass dragon hands and the tapering steel alarm-setting hand, all framed by a well cast bezel. The triple spring barrel movement contained within two separate pairs of brass plates, the upper movement of tapering form, with anchor escapement, pull repeat system and large numbered outside countwheel, linked via a vertical rod to the lower set of plates set in the base of the clock to control the repeat and alarm functions, with larger engraved outside countwheel. The upper backplate engraved Etienne Le Noir AParis No. 454. Ticking, striking, operational alarm and repeat. Together with a delicate silk suspension pendulum. 32cm wide x 18cm deep x 49cm high, (12 1/2in wide x 7in deep x 19in high)Footnotes:Provenance The Collection of Mcihael Cory-Wright, Esq;Christies, London, 11 June 1998;Gilbert de Vries, Horlogerie de Collection Ancienne et Contemporaine, Paris, November 1998. ExhibitedTEFAF, Basel and sold with accompanying paperwork including a Certificate of Cultural Property dated December 1998 and instructions. Etienne Lenoir (also spelled Le Noir) was born in Paris in 1660 to a horological family. His father, Simon, was a horologist, and Etienne's grandfather, Jean (or Jehan) was Horloger du Roi in 1552. Etienne, perhaps unsurprisingly therefore also became a horologist, though the details of his apprenticeship are unclear. It is likely however, that he was apprenticed to his father. He married Marie-Anne Gamonet in 1696 and they had two children, Pierre-Etienne, born in 1698, and Etienne, born a year later. Etienne senior was known to have made turret clocks, as well as making a varied output of gold and silver watches, marquetry clocks, and bronze figural mantel clocks, among others. He died in 1739.Etienne Junior would become a horologist as well; he married in 1717 and was recorded working out of Goldsmiths' Quay in 1743 and was still recorded as late as 1778. His son, also named Pierre-Etienne and born in 1724, was an accomplished horologist and worked with his father in Goldsmiths' Quay. It appears that Pierre joined his father in business around 1743, shortly after Pierre's marriage that year. Unfortunately, both father and son signed their work 'Etienne Le Noir' which makes distinguishing the work quite difficult. Their workshop was known simply as 'Le Noir' and it would continue trading until 1820. Pierre-Etienne has been recorded as late as 1791, but it is unclear when he or his father died. The Lenoir dynasty was associated for generations with quality and extravagance and included everything from an elaborate bronze elephant automaton clock to a delicate gold repeater pocket watch.Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, 127th edition, Aubenas: Lienhart et Cie, 1972.An identical clock case by Robert Osmond, minus the foliate scrolling to the base is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer and P. Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986, p.542, fig.1.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 brass and champleve enamel quartz mantel clock and three similar vases

A German mantel clock under glass dome and a further brass and onyx cased quartz mantel clock

An Art Deco Smiths mantel clock and one other

A slate architectural form mantel clock (a/f), mahogany cased mantel clock, Metamec mantel clock (3)

An Aubert & Co Regent Street gilt brass mantel clock with French movement striking on a bell. Pagoda style gilt brass case with numerous multi-coloured/blue enamel roundels some damaged 35cm x 18cm with key and pendulum

An Edwardian slate mantel clock with brass presentation plaque to "Miss Marion Isabel Hall on their wedding day Dec. 21st 1887. Enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals, cracking to enamel. 27cm tall

A marble mantel clock inscribed Hatton A Paris to face, with engraved brass dial and Roman numerals, pierced hands. 26.5cm tall

A box of assorted timepieces including interesting year going metal marble effect mantel clock with 4 dials to face, time month day and date.

Three mantel clocks including Kienzle, Smiths, J B Yabsley and a wall clock (4)

A Westminster foreign mantel clock, case labelled C.W.S. Ltd, London with silent switch to dial, along with an anniversary clock (2)

A converted triple fusee movement mantel clock, striking on five gongs, with perspex Roman numeral face in ebonised glass case. (39cm high, 27cm wide case)

A 1930s Art Deco mirrored glass mantel clock with pink tinted glass dial on a black glass plinth. Height 21.5cm, width 40cm

1930s Art Deco ATO mantel clock with glass dial, chrome case & digits and three step bakelite base. Height 22.5cm.

F MARTI FRENCH GILT METAL FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK with huntsman astride a barrel case, housing a stamped key wind pendulum driven bell strike movement, numbered 176, the white enamel dial set with Roman numerals on an alabaster and rococo-form platform base (pendulum and key included), 42cms overall H, 30cms WProvenance: private collection Denbighshire

VINTAGE OAK DOME TOP MANTEL CLOCK, 8-day movement striking on a gong, 22.5cms H, a chrome jaguar bottle opener, vintage pocket and wristwatches, and other itemsProvenance: deceased estate Denbighshire

SPELTER CASED MANTEL CLOCK, cream enamel dial painted with flowers and with black Arabic numerals, 8-day movement striking on a bell, 25cms H, one-piece marble mantel clock with modern movement, 26.5cms H, and late 19th Century pottery mantel clock transferware decoration, 36cms HProvenance: deceased estate Denbighshire

NEWHAVEN CLOCK CO. AMERICAN PINE CASED MANTEL CLOCK with applied decoration, circular dial, decorated glazed door, 8-day movement striking on a gong, 58cms H, an American mantel clock in simulated rosewood case, decorated glass door, 8-day movement striking on a gong, 45cms H, inlaid mahogany domed top mantel clock, 8-day movement, Westminster chime, 26cms H, and an oak cased dome top mantel clock, 22cms HProvenance: deceased estate Denbighshire

FRENCH MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, stepped base on gilded feet, circular dial with Arabic numerals, capped with painted spelter figure 'Faucheur', 48cms H, leather covered trinket box with recessed brass handle, 25.5cms W, mahogany trinket box, 31cms W, and 3 x large iron door keysProvenance: private collection Flintshire

Two oil lamps, glass shades, mantel clock in a stained wood case, and a Maelzel walnut cased metronome.Qty: 4

French gilt metal mantel clock, cylinder movement stamped L P Japy, striking on a bell, 30cm, and a coromandel correspondence box with fitted interior, 24cm.Qty: 2Condition report:Clock - no glass to the dial. Enamel of the dial chipped surrounding the winding holes. No key but the pendulum is present. Appears to be ticking over but no guarantees can be given for accuracy or longevity. The case has some patches to the patina. The bolted on elements (instrument below the glass door, are all a little loose, as are the feet. Width 17cm, depth 13cm, height 30cm.Box - split extending from the right hand side of the cover, and the right hand side panel ha a 5cm patch of lost veneer. The interior is tired and some of the dividers have become loose and moved. The colour has faded to the back of the box on the exterior. Width 25cm, depth 14cm, height 19cm.

Modern 'Marie Antoinette' porcelain mantel clock, for the V&A, damages, overall height 37.5cm.

French black marble mantel clock, brass dial with black chapter-ring, moulded gilt surround, eight-day movement, striking on two gongs, case with an arched top, engraved decoration, 42cm.Condition report:Pendulum present but no key. Appears to tick over and strike but no guarantee of keeping good time. The case has random small chips throughout the edges. Some surface marks and scratches.

German stained wood mantel clock, silvered square dial, movement striking on a gong, 17cm; and a walnut veneered mantel clock, Alexander Clock Co.Qty: 2

Various collectables, including Art Deco mantel clock, silver plated egg cruet, etc.

A tea caddy and oak cased eight day American mantel clock