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Click here to subscribeA brooch designed as a Zulu shield, applied with spears and knobkerries to the front, cased, a Victorian grey banded agate set brooch in a Scottish Celtic design, and a garnet set brooch of rectangular form, the front glazed with a hair locket within a surround of flat cut garnets, the back glazed with a hair locket.
A silver gilt miniature replica set of the Coronation regalia, comprising the sword of state, orb, sceptre, and anointing spoon as used at the Coronation, in the original fitted case, a silver pendant in the form of a beetle, opening to reveal the four Beatles and inscribed `Yeah, Yeah, Yeah`, with a neckchain, and a silver and yellow paste set brooch designed as a stag`s head, within an engine turned circular surround, Glasgow 1949.
A late 19th Century French lacquered brass carriage alarm clock, by Francois-Arsene Margaine, with eight day repeating movement striking on a gong, the enamel dial with Roman numerals above a subsidiary alarm dial within a textured gilt surround, the backplate with `AM` maker`s mark, the gorge case with swing handle and bevelled glass, height approx 13cm.
A 19th Century French brass cased carriage alarm clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the circular enamel dial with Roman numerals and inscribed `2507 Breguet Paris` above a subsidiary alarm dial, within an engraved gilt surround, the four glass case with carry handle, on bracket feet, height approx 12.8cm.
A late 19th Century/early 20th Century brass cased carriage clock with eight day repeating movement striking on a gong, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals within a matt gilt surround, the four glass case with reeded swing handle above pierced fretwork friezes united by fluted columns, on turned feet, height approx 18.5cm.
An American gold keyless wind hunting cased gentleman`s pocket watch, the back plate of the movement detailed `Ellieron, Lancaster, PA. 111081`, the signed enamelled dial with black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and blued steel hands, detailed within the case back `Warranted 14k US Assay`, the three colour case front with a vacant shield shaped cartouche, within a floral and foliate surround, the case back decorated with a stag in a landscape.
A French Louis XV style gilt-brass mounted kingwood wheel barometer. Ronquetti, Paris, circa 1900. The aneroid mechanism with 7.5 inch eight-piece enamelled circular register calibrated in barometric inches and annotated in French, the centre signed RONQUETTI, A PARIS, the shaped outline case with cartouche-centred scroll-cast crest above alcohol Fahrenheit scale thermometer, the enamel plate with repeat signature with address and inscription RUE ST. ANTOINE, VISAVIS LA CASERNE DES GARDES FRANCAIS within a leafy scroll cast surround above convex glass and brass bezel, with musical trophy applied shaped base and elaborate rocaille cast mounts to borders terminating in a foliate pendant, 113cm high.
A gilt brass desk timepiece. Jaeger-Le Coultre, mid 20th century. The gilt eight-day vertically aligned movement with jewelled lever escapement and gilt hands set between two rounded rectangular glass plates signed JAEGER-LE COULTRE within a brushed gilt metal surround and on shaped foot numbered 3 215 015 1 to underside, 12.5cm high, with original box.
A French Belge noir mantel clock garniture. Unsigned, late 19th century. The eight-day bell striking movement with visible Brocot escapement to the recessed centre of the two-piece white enamel Roman numeral dial, the drum-head case with mottled red marble dial surround and rosette fronted open side scroll supports, on a rectangular base with conforming coloured marble moulding above boss-centred panel fronted apron and turned feet, 35cm high, with a pair of matching tazza side pieces each with alternating bands or red and black marble to upright and pedestal stand, each 25cm high.
A mahogany drop dial fusee timepiece. Unsigned, 19th century. The four-pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and 12 inch convex white painted Roman numeral dial within a cast brass bezel and turned wooded surround, the drop-case with shaped brass-lined lenticle and pendulum adjustment flap to the curved base, with restorations, 50cm high.
A Regency mahogany drop-dial wall timepiece. Unsigned, early 19th century. The four-pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and 12 inch circular convex white painted Roman numeral dial within a cast brass bezel and turned surround above fan carved ears and shaped lenticle to the marquetry rosette inlaid drop-trunk, the rounded base with pendulum adjustment flap, 57cm high.
A Victorian mother of pearl inlaid rosewood drop dial wall clock. Alexander Barrett. Whitchurch, mid 19th century. The five-pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with 12 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial signed Alex, Barrett, WHITCHURCH to centre within a cast brass bezel and foliate trail inlaid octagonal rosewood surround above later carved ears and oval lenticle to the mother of pearl inlaid trunk, with pendulum adjustment flap to the conforming rounded base, 73cm high. An Alexander Barrett is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Whitchurch circa 1879.
A William III walnut and marquetry eight-day longcase clock. Charles Gretton, London, circa 1700 and later. The five finned-pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with 11 inch square brass dial with foliate-scroll bordered calendar aperture, ringed winding holes and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Cha Gretton, London to lower edge, the angles wth twin cherub and crown pattern spandrels, the case with moulded cornice and fretwork frieze above twist turned pilasters and foliate marquetry surround to the hood the trunk with concave throat above rectangular door profusely decorated with bird inhabited foliage on an ebonised ground within delicate scrollwork surround, on a rebuilt plinth base with bun feet, case with restoration, 214cm high.Charles Gretton is recorded in Baillie G.H. WATCHMAKERS & CLOCKMAKERS OF THE WORLD as working 1672-1733, and is generally regarded as a fine maker.
An Important burr walnut longcase clock of three month duration with pull quarter-repeat on six bells. Simon DeCharmes, London, with movement and dial supplied for the clock by Claude DuChesne, dated 1717. The substantial eight finned-pillar rack and bell striking movement with five-wheel trains, rise/fall pendulum regulation and pull-quarter repeat on six bells, the 24 hour wheel inscribed Claudius Du Chesne Londini, 24th May 1717, the 12 inch gilt brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture, turned collets for the winding holes, pierced steel hands and silvered subsidiary seconds ring to the finely matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to the outer track, the angles with gilt cast mask-and-scroll spandrels, beneath arch with central domed silvered boss boldly signed Simon DeCharmes, London, flanked by subsidiary strike/silent and regulation dials with matted centres and within conforming foliate scroll relief infill, the case of impressive proportions and fine colour, with tall ogee domed caddy applied with three cast brass ball-and-spire finials above blind fret break-fronted box upstand incorporating ogee moulded break-arch frieze with conforming fret infill, the hood door with applied half-round gilt brass dial surround flanked by integral columns with gilt caps and bases, the sides with brass-edged large rectangular windows and dressed with quarter columns backed onto bargeboards to the rear edges, the trunk with book-matched veneers to the concave throat and unusual applied break-arch mouldings above herringbone banded finely figured trunk door, on conforming banded panel plinth base with double skirt, 253cm excluding finials, 271cm high overall. Provenance: The property of a Lady. Claude DuChesne and Simon DeCharmes were both of French Huguenot immigrant extraction. DuChesne originated from Paris and was made Free of the Clockmakers Company in 1693, De Charmes was made a Free brother in 1691. Both specialised in producing very distinctive high quality clocks usually of complex specification, often playing music or with astronomical features, many for export to Northern Europe. When the work of both makers is compared it becomes apparent that they must have had a close working relationship. A good example illustrating the similarities of both makers work, can be seen when comparing two japanned musical table clocks sold at Sotheby’s in 2006/7. The first example, by DuChesne, sold in London on 14/12/06 (lot 66) the second, by DeCharmes, also sold in London, on 25/04/07 (lot 81). Both these clocks are of similar specification and are in near identical cases, only differing slightly in detail. The dial layout of the current lot with two subsidiary dials beneath a central feature (either signature plaque or third dial) appears to have been the favoured format of DuChesne at this period. This coupled with the use of fitted disc collets around the winding holes (also favoured by DuChesne) and the fact that the 24 hour wheel is signed by him confirms that the movement was supplied by DuChesne to DeCharmes for use in this clock, complete with the finished dial to which he had only to add a signed boss. The case on the other hand exhibits details which appear to be unique to DeCharmes, most noticeably the unusual break-arch moulding above the trunk door. This feature (coupled with directly comparable caddy configurations and break-arch detail immediately above the arch of the case) can be seen on two other examples by DeCharmes. The first (now with later marquetry) was sold by Sotheby’s, London on 19/12/00 (lot 335) the second also sold by Sotheby’s in London on 23/03/99 lot 252. The case can also be compared with a marquetry example housing a grande sonnerie movement by Quare (number 145) illustrated in Robinson, Tom The LONGCASE CLOCK pages144-5 which Robinson dates to 1716-18. The brass half-round moulding applied to the front door and side windows of the hood is also a feature often found on examples by Quare. Clocks of three month duration are extremely rare, especially example which also strike the hours due to the enormous power reserve required to operate for a full three months. To tackle this problem Joseph Knibb developed Roman striking, (a coded form of hour notation on two bells one representing the ‘I’ on a dial the other ‘V’) in order to reduce the amount of power required. The current lot however, in addition to striking the full hours for the entire three-month period also has reserve built into the hour train to allow reasonable operation of the pull-quarter repeat over that period. Both . The movement and case are of suitably substantial construction to accommodate the strains and stresses created by the heavy driving weights. The extraordinary specification of the movement coupled with the complex dial layout and impressive proportions of the case suggests that this magnificent clock was made for an extremely wealthy client who wished to express his high status in the most appropriate manner.
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