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Lot 341
Pendule de bibliothèque d'époque Empire en bronze doré, aux enfants étudiant, de Girost, ParisA good early 19th century French ormolu library mantel clockGirost, ParisThe tall central bookshelf surmounted by a pair of floral wreaths and cast with six shelves of leather-bound books, flanked by a pair of children sitting barefoot on low stools, one reading, the other writing, all set on an oval base decorated with floral garlands on turned feet. The 3.75 inch signed white enamel Roman dial with matching Breguet style hands. The twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell, the backplate stamped St. 1047. 43cms (17ins) high. Footnotes:Comparative Literature Kjellberg, P.(1997) La Pendule Française p. 430B.Niehüser, E.(1999) French Bronze Clocks, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, p.2224, no.584.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 325
Pendule en bronze doré figurant Zeus jeune, de Ridel, Paris, début XIXe siècleA fine early 19th century French ormolu mantel clock representing a young ZeusRidel, ParisSurmounted by the young figure of Zeus, thunderbolts raised in his left hand as he sits astride an eagle with outstretched wings and open beak, set on an Ionic capital over the clock drum supported by two standing figures, each with a trumpet and laurel wreath to proclaim the victory, on circular pedestals to a low plinth with applied lion and swan mounts on acorn feet. The 5.5 inch white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, good matching pierced and engraved gilt hands and a concentric date hand. The large twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel (with tapered crossings) striking on a bell. 66cms (2ft 2ins) high. Footnotes:An almost identical model was sold in Bonhams London 5 December 2014, lot 50.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 297
Pendule d'époque Louis XVI en bronze doré et bronze patiné figurant Apollon et ses attributs, de De Belle, Rue St Honoré, ParisA good late 18th century French ormolu figural mantel clockDe Belle, Rue St Honore, ParisSurmounted by the seated figure of Apollo, a lyre resting on his knee and a staff over his back, a set of pipes, tambourine and a tall pitcher sit on the patinated rocky outcrop to the base, on a tall breakfront base with applied mounts on toupie feet. The 5 inch signed white enamel Roman dial with concentric date and minute track, matching gilt hands and tapered date hand. The twin train movement with flat-bottomed plates, silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell. 61cms (2ft.) high.Footnotes:Comparative Literature Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horologers Francais, p.158 Tardy, La Pendule Francaise, 2me Partie: Du Louis XVI a nos jours. 1962. Paris: p.250.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 309
Pendule figurative d'époque Louis XV en bronze doré, de L. Goret, ParisA fine and rare mid-18th century French ormolu mantel clockL. Goret, ParisThe highly elaborate rococo case cast with scrolls, ribbons and stylised organic forms; two figures with clubs climb the sides of the clock in pursuit of a well dressed moustachioed character about to jump into a stretched blanket held by two men below; a turbanned character looks on from the rear right, to the rear left a wrapped package (perhaps a full purse?) hangs to the side. The sides are pierced with flowers and leaves backed in red silk. The signed 7.5 inch white enamel dial with large Roman and Arabic numerals framing the concentric date dial, with pierced gilt and blued steel hands. Large twin train movement signed Louis Goret a Paris with anchor escapement, silk suspension and a solid outside numbered countwheel strike on a bell, protected by a solid hinged door. 50cms (19.5ins) high.Footnotes:This remarkable case is related to a similar clock in the Wallace Collection, London, signed Furet, Paris, and dated to circa 1745-50. The composition is very similar, using five characters from the Commedia dell'arte to the front. Their example sits on four tall scroll supports, the rear left being mounted with a tambourine, whereas the current lot has a heavy bag in the same position. Comparative LiteratureThe Wallace Collection catalogue of Furniture, Part One, London, 1996, p.397, F90.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 321
Pendule d'époque Louis XVI en bronze doré, bronze patiné et marbre vert, figurant Psyché devant son miroir, de Vincent, Paris, fin XVIIIe siècleA fine late 18th century French ormolu mantel clockVincent, ParisDepicting Psyche in front of a cheval mirror, an urn of ointment in her left hand and a broken arrow in her right, to the left is a brazier, and to the right a table with further jars and pots, raised on a patinated bronze base on griffin supports, on a green marble base. The 4 inch white enamel Roman dial with Arabic quarters and matching gilt hands. The twin train movement with flat-bottomed circular plates, silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell. 53cms (21ins) highThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 338
Grande pendule de cheminée d'époque Empire en bronze patiné, bronze doré et marbre rouge griotte, le cadran signé Thomire & C., Paris et Moinet ainéA good early 19th century French patinated and gilt bronze mantel clockThe dial signed for both Thomire and Moinet, ParisThe standing patinated figure of Erato wearing a Classical dress, a billowing scarf flowing behind her as she plucks the Kithara mounted on a pedestal set with a portrait medallion, on a rouge marble base with geometric lozenge border and anthemion border, raised on block feet. The restored 3 inch white enamel Roman dial signed for Thomire & C, Paris and again for Moinet aine with moon hands. The twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell. 60cms (1ft 11.5ins) high. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 310
Importante et rare pendule musicale d'époque Louis XVI en bronze doré et bronze patiné de Julien Le Roy, Paris, la caisse par Jean-Joseph de Saint-GermainA very fine and rare third quarter of the 18th century French gilt and patinated bronze musical mantel clockJulien Le Roy, Paris. The case by Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain. The signed 4.5 inch white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with good gilt hands within a beaded bezel and set on a stack of three books, and a folded paper engraved with the signs of the Zodiac, to the left sits Urania in Classical robes and holding a spyglass in her lowered right hand, a starry globe at her feet, all set on a low rectangular base with heavy cast berried laurel swags tied by a ribbon, on a shaped base with applied 'guilloche' decoration, on large bun feet; the front and rear panels with silk-backed pierced frets and opening doors. The circular clock movement signed around the lower edge Julien LeRoy, AParis, with silk suspension and numbered outside countwheel strike on a bell; with lead-off wire to activate the musical movement below on the hour; the tune played on 12 stacked graduated bells and 22 hammers driven by a large wire fusee movement wound from the side 48cms (19ins) high.Footnotes:In March 1826 an auction was held of the possessions of the late Monsieur Doyen, wherein lot 40 was described as 'A carillon clock by Julien Le Roy, decorated with a bronze figure representing a seated woman surrounded by the attributes of astronomy.' It is tantalizing to think that it may be this clock.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 347
Pendule d'époque Empire à forme d'urne, en bronze doré, de J. Piolaine, LondresAn early 19th century French ormolu urn shaped mantel clockJ. Piolaine, LondonThe matt and burnished case with pierced lid flanked by a pair of putto, each gently cradling a butterfly, to a socle on an oval base with applied putto mounts. The 3.75 inch enamel Roman dial with minute track and matching hands. Twin train movement signed on the backplate J. Piolaine, London, with silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell. 41cms (16ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 322
Pendule portique d'époque Louis XVI en bronze doré et marbre, de La Fausse, ParisA fine late 18th century French ormolu-mounted centre-seconds mantel clock with pinwheel escapementLa Fausse, a ParisSurmounted by the alert standing figure of Mars, his sword unsheathed, flanked by a pair of square-section obelisks on paw feet set on columns on paw, each with beaded borders and lions masks with chains, framed at the base by turned bollards linked by chain, on a secondary base below. The 6.25 inch signed white enamel Arabic dial with outer minute track, concentric date in red enamel and inner knurled border, with matching pierced gilt hands for the time and blued steel for the date and running seconds. The twin train movement with large circular plates centred by the outside pin-wheel escapement to a sunburst pendulum, the outside countwheel, with tapering crossings, striking on a bell. 73cms (28.5ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 324
Pendule en bronze doré figurant femme à sa toilette, de Boulu Eve. de Lepine, Horloger de l'Impératrice, Paris, début XIXe siècleA fine early 19th century French ormolu mantel clockBoulu Eve. de Lepine, Hgr. De Limperatrice, a Paris. Surmounted by the figure of a Classical woman admiring her diadem in a mirror by a winged putto (the glass plate intact), a case of toiletry bottles sits between her and further accoutrements to a table on the left hand side, to the right is a padded stool with quiver of arrows, all on a shaped base mounted with a frieze of dancing putto and anthemion scrolls, raised on claw and ball feet. The 4.5 inch signed white enamel dial with gilt Arabic numerals framed by a minute track with green flowerhead markers, the good gilt matching hands set on a blue enamel-decorated centre. The twin train movement with flat-bottomed plates, silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell. 47cms (18.5ins) high.Footnotes:Comparative Literature Niehüser, E. (1999) French Bronze Clocks. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, p.177 Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horologers Francais, p.72.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 299
Pendule dite 'A l'Afrique' d'époque Directoire en bronze doré et bronze patiné, de Ridel, Paris, la caisse de Jean-Simon DeverberieA fine and rare late 18th century French gilt and patinated bronze mantel clockRidel, Paris. The case by Jean-Simon Deverberie. The case surmounted by the seated female allegorical figure of Africa with enamel eyes, gilt headband and jewellery, her pierced ears with pearl earrings and wearing a wide belt over a feather skirt, a quiver of arrows over her shoulder, a bow and arrow in her hands. To her right sits a collared lioness and at her feet is a tortoise, all raised on a shaped bow-fronted plinth with applied foliate swags and a cherub frieze, on gilt toupie feet. The signed 4.25 inch Roman and Arabic enamel dial with matching pierced gilt hands in a gilt bezel. The twin train circular movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel (with star-shaped crossings) striking on a bell. 42cms (16.5in)Footnotes:This model and associated clocks are discussed in Kjellberg's 'Encyclopedié de la Pendule Française', Les Editions de L'amateur, 1997, pages 342-359. Elke Niehauser devotes a chapter to them in her book 'French Bronze Clocks', Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1999, pages 140-161. See also H. Ottomeyer/P. Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986, p.381. This model, after a design by Deverberie is part of a broader fashion for the 'exotic' made popular in the late 18th century and early 19th century. Other models by him include 'America' and 'Embracing Indians'. Similar examples can be seen in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris and the Musee Duesberg in Mons.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 331
Pendule en bronze doré figurant un joueur de lyre, Paris, XIXe siècleA large and good early 19th century French ormolu mantel clockParisSurmounted by a lyre player, a flowing robe draped over his shoulders and legs, seated upon the drum case flanked by a harp to the left and a stellar globe in a stand to the right, together with a lute, music books and a quiver of arrows, on a shaped plinth base and cast feet. The 4.5 inch white enamel Roman dial with Arabic quarter marks and good matching gilt hands. The large circular twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell 56cms (22ins) highThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 306
Pendule de cheminée d'époque Louis XIV en bronze doré et marqueterie Boulle en écaille de tortue et laiton, de Gaudron, fin XVIIe siècleA good late 17th century French brass-mounted tortoiseshell mantel clockGaudron, ParisThe caddy top with eight finials over long glass side panels to outswept front corners on turned feet and mounted with cherub term mounts, the side panels and front door all set in well-cast frames. The 8 inch dial with outer ring of individually engraved minutes 1-60 framing the 12 Roman cartouche enamel numerals on a chased gilt brass plate, with good blued steel hands, all set over a cast panel depicting Ceres and Urania along with their attributes. The rectangular movement signed along the lower edge Gaudron AParis united by four tapering pillars, the verge escapement with silk suspension and cycloidal cheeks, the strike via a solid outside countwheel and facetted hammer stand running vertically into the bell in the caddy above. 62cms (2ft) high. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 323
Pendule portique d'époque Louis XVI en marbre blanc et ornementation de bronze doré, de Piolaine à ParisA good late 18th century ormolu-mounted marble mantel clockPiolaine a ParisThe elaborate case surmounted by a flaming urn over a pair of tapered obelisks on flat columns set with Wedgewood-style plaques with ropetwist- and beaded- borders, on a shaped bow-fronted base and six turned feet. The 6.25 inch signed white enamel dial with black Arabic hours and quarters, good matching pierced hands and dotted minute track. The large circular twin train movement with silk suspension to a sunburst-mask pendulum, and outside countwheel strike on a bell.Footnotes:Comparative literature Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horologers Français, p.523. Tardy, French clocks the world over, p.65.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: WW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 84
A late 19th century French Boule cartouche shaped mantel clock, 9cm dial, with Roman numerals in blue and white number cartouches, twin winding holes, eight day movement striking on a gong, marked Marque Depose, the case with gilt bud and leaf finial, glazed pendulum window, the tortoiseshell ground applied overall with cut brass scrolling foliage, 32cm high, c.1900
Lot 471
A late 19th century brass mantel clock with eagle finial. Retailed by Geo. Edward & Son Glasgow & London (Engraved on Dial Reflector Ring). The clock has white enamelled plaques with Arabic numeral indicators. 14 day movement, deadbeat escapement using ''D'' Pallets, with 1/2 hour strike on gong rack operated. With key. Overall height: 41cm.
Lot 209
A tortoiseshell and gilt metal boullework mantel clock, 19th century, French, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, 32cm high together with a giltwood wall mirror, 19th century, in the Baroque style, 28cm wide 44cm highProvenance: The property of the late Baron John Mauger Langin Condition ReportClock) The enamel dial is heavily cracked. With pendulum. Ticks but cannot be guaranteed to continue for a prolonged period. Mirror) The surmount is heavily cracked. Marks to the mirror plate.
Lot 443
A French gilt metal mantel clock, late 19th century, the circular white enamel dial flanked by figure on a Rococo base, under glass dome,56cm highCondition ReportMinor scuffs, blemishes comensurate with ageNot been subject to internal inspection, Sworders can not guarentee the time keeping or running of this piece
Lot 445
A French brass mantel clock late 19th century, the square case with cast detail fitted white enamel dial with 8-day gong strike movement,24cm wide24cm deep41cm highCondition ReportMinor scuffs, blemishes comensurate with ageNot been subject to internal inspection, Sworders can not guarentee the time keeping or running of this piece
Lot 456
A Louis Philippe gilt and patinated-bronze mantel clock case, second quarter of the 19th century, French, surmounted by an equestrian archer, on a waisted plinth base and acanthus-cast bracket feet, housing a later quartz movement,34cm wide12cm deep49cm highCondition ReportGeneral knocks, wear and scratches to case. Top of bow lacking. Some light verdigris.
Lot 460
A cast bronze rococo-style mantel clock, c.1845, by Thwaites & Reed, the circular engine-turned dial with Roman numerals, enclosing a drum movement with single fusee and an anchor escapement, the case with latticed fretwork panels to the front and sides,17cm wide11cm deep30cm highProvenance: The David Morris Collection.Condition ReportFair overall.
Lot 214
A tortoiseshell mantel clock 19th century, of lancet form, the 4inch white enamel dial with Roman numerals, moon hands and minute track, the eight day drum movement striking on a gong, 20cm highProvenance: The property of the late Baron John Mauger Langin Condition ReportBrass coming in places. A few blemished to tortoiseshell. Oxidisation to brass mounts.
Lot 142
A Victorian Parian ware mantel clock, 19th century, in the form of a winged putto holding a paintbrush and palette, leaning on a column, to a gilt metal base, 39.5cm highProvenance: The property of the late Baron John Mauger Langin Condition ReportLacking the clock and movement. Chips where the movement would have sat. In need of a good clean.
Lot 447
A German oak ting-tang mantel clock, late 19th/early 20th century, the arched dial with silvered chapter ring on stepped base, fitted 8 day gong strike movement,28cm wide19cm deep41.5cm highCondition ReportMinor scuffs, blemishes comensurate with ageNot been subject to internal inspection, Sworders can not guarentee the time keeping or running of this piece
Lot 41
Japy Freres, Paris - a French Gothic Revival 19th century brass mantel clock. The mantle clock having a polished brass case with pierced top, finial columns and stepped base with turned feet. Central gilt metal dial with Arabic numeral dial and central floral display, face behind round bevelled glass case. Marked to movement with Japy Freres logo.Measures approx. 39cm tall, 21cm wide at base.
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