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Auction 115, Day 2

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Lote 1601 - Standing Clock Charles Gretton London England, circa 1700, signed twice on the dial "Cha. Gretton", very elaborately inlaid case of solid oak, veneered in walnut burl, mahogany, maple and birch burl, partly fire-shaded and stained in colour, very dense floral decoration with birds, mythical creatures and a large amphora, solid brass plate movement with hour strike over lock plate on bell on top, Graham escapement, two weights, gilt dial, figural appliqués in the corners, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, small seconds and date display, original blued steel hands, pendulum spring cracked, otherwise in working order, two sets of gut strings included, with two weights and pendulum, one decorative moulding included loose, dimensions 216 x 43 x 23 cm. England, circa 1700, signed twice on the dial "Cha. Gretton", very elaborately inlaid case of solid oak, veneered in walnut burl, mahogany, maple and birch burl, partly fire-shaded and stained in colour, very dense floral decoration with birds, mythical creatures and a large amphora, solid brass plate movement with hour strike over lock plate on bell on top, Graham escapement, two weights, gilt dial, figural appliqués in the corners, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, small seconds and date display, original blued steel hands, pendulum spring cracked, otherwise in working order, two sets of gut strings included, with two weights and pendulum, one decorative moulding included loose, dimensions 216 x 43 x 23 cm. Info Charles Gretton: Master clockmaker in London from 1700-1733, was born in Clayplole, Lincolnshire, in 1648, moved to London in 1662 and entered an eight-year apprenticeship on 30 June of the same year. Humphrey Downing died in 1666, but it is thought that Gretton continued his apprenticeship under his widow Cordelia, in 1672 he gained his freedom from the Clockmakers Company and started his business in Fleet Street, In 1677 Charles Gretton married Mary Phillips and settled in Fleet Street, Gretton was appointed assistant to the Clockmaker's Company in 1889 and overseer in 1697, the same year he signed the "Oath of Allegiance", In 1700 Charles Gretton became Master and married his second wife Lucy Uffman (his first wife Mary died in 1694), in 1701 he presented £50 to the Clockmakers' Company to set up an endowment to support the orphans of deceased members and was re-appointed Master in 1705/06, his second wife Lucy died before 1711, in this year Charles Gretton married his third wife, Dorothea Wilson, and shortly afterwards moved into his newly acquired second home in Chancery Lane , source: Dennis and Laila Radage, Charles Gretton, Through the Golden Age.

Valorac. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Lote 1622 - Table clock Réligieuse, Gilles Martinot Paris circa 1690, signed Gilles Martinot à Paris on the movement, rectangular wooden case with bevelled corners, flanked by two fluted full columns with Corinthian capitals, made of fire-gilt bronze, richly decorated with boulle marquetry, ornamental inlays in tortoiseshell, brass and pewter, partially engraved, the dial also made of fire-gilt bronze with inset enamel cartouches and a revolving minute scale, polished reliefs in the centre with three mascarons over a matte chased ground, including a coat of arms cartouche with engraved ligature monogram, original blued fleur-de-lis hands, full plate movement with thread suspension of the pendulum, three barrels and quarter hour strike over lock disc on three bells (petite sonnerie), movement is fully functional, inlays on the case with minor defects, with key, h 67 cm. A similar clock can be found in the German Clock Museum in Furtwangen. circa 1690, signed Gilles Martinot à Paris on the movement, rectangular wooden case with bevelled corners, flanked by two fluted full columns with Corinthian capitals, made of fire-gilt bronze, richly decorated with boulle marquetry, ornamental inlays in tortoiseshell, brass and pewter, partially engraved, the dial also made of fire-gilt bronze with inset enamel cartouches and a revolving minute scale, polished reliefs in the centre with three mascarons over a matte chased ground, including a coat of arms cartouche with engraved ligature monogram, original blued fleur-de-lis hands, full plate movement with thread suspension of the pendulum, three barrels and quarter hour strike over lock disc on three bells (petite sonnerie), movement is fully functional, inlays on the case with minor defects, with key, h 67 cm. A similar clock can be found in the German Clock Museum in Furtwangen. Info Gilles Martinot: born in 1658 as the son of Balthazar Martinot (1610-1697) and Catherine Hubert, court clockmaker to Louis XIV, active in Paris, based in the Rue de Harley, 'Au Chandelier d'or' from 1687 to 1689 and at 'Au Cadran' on the Quai d'Orfèvres from 1696 to 1718, died in 1726 in the Rue de Harley in Paris, source: Internet.

Valorac. 2 400 - 3 600 EUR