Description

UWESRA

Set of two brass clocks.

74

UWESRA

Auction is over for this lot. See the results

You may also like

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

PENDULE FONTAINE

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

An Elizabeth II silver mounted clock. Keyford Frames, London, 1988. The planished silver front designed with a bow garland framing a circular dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, marked Precista, West Germany, quartz movement, the backplate signed Germany, Mercedes-Quartz, Gebr. Hauser, 11.2 x 12cm, together with a set of six Victorian silver coffee spoons with shell backs, London, 1880, George Aldwinckle; and a Sheaffer diamond cut propelling pencil and ballpoint pen, both stamped sterling, weighable weight (spoons only) approx. 2.5ozt (a lot)

Estim. 5 - 10 EUR

Lot de DEUX REVEILS, une PETITE PENDULE et un CADRAN DE PENDULE

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

A GEORGE I EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK BY SIMON DE CHARMES, LONDON, C.1720 the brass eight day single fusee repeating movement with a verge escapement, striking on one bell and repeating on two bells, the backplate with extensive engraved scrolling foliate decoration around a basket of fruit, on a brass dial with a silvered chapter ring with black Roman hours, fleur-de-lys half hours and Arabic five minutes, the matted centre with a silvered flowerhead false pendulum, the back of the aperture inscribed 'S. de Charmes, London', and a date aperture, beneath a silvered regulator dial to the arch, inside scrolling foliate and mask spandrels, the case with a bell top, brass handle and silk backed sound frets, with a pendulum 41.5cm high Catalogue Note Simon De Charmes was a French Huguenot who arrived in London after the revocation of the Edicts of Nantes in 1685. He quickly established himself as a clock and watch maker at the ‘Sign of the Clock’ in Charing Cross. He was first recorded in 1688 and was granted freedom from the Clockmakers’ Company in 1691, working closely with other makers including Claude Du Chesne. For examples of Simon De Charmes work being sold at auction, see Bonhams, 12th December 2006, Fine Clocks, lot 94, and 14 December 2016, Fine Clocks, lot 98. For published examples see Cescinsky & Webster, English Domestic Clocks, p.279 Figs. 299, and 300 that shows a similarly engraved backplate and border. Others are illustrated in Richard C.R. Barder, The Georgian Bracket Clock, pls. I/3, VII/17 and colour pl. 3.

Online payments are secured by Ingenico and encrypted transactions.

Each lot has been authenticated and appraised by an Auction House.

Consult our FAQ or contact us

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.

More about Drouot

Drouot certified auction houses

Contacts

HÔTEL DROUOT

9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris, France

+33 (0)1 48 00 20 00

[email protected]

DROUOT.com

[email protected]