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Ourry, a Paris, a large Boulle work and ormolu mounted bracket clock, the case on four turned and flower ringed feet, undulating skirt with conforming bronze mount having a central shell and foliage, arched door with incurved lower corners, and flanked by scroll brackets, foliate drops, and acanthus scrolls, arched cornice molding below a step with corner finials, and surmounted by a removable, cyma curved top, with acanthus corners, floral frieze, and four more urn finials, roman numeral enamel cartouche dial with gilt surround, the enamel center signed "Juhel a Versailles", numbered disc above 12:00 for regulation, and nicely made blued steel pierced and filed hands, above a gilt, architecturally detailed arcaded fret, the rectangular brass movement of at least two week duration with five baluster form pillars, with crown wheel escapement, silk thread suspension, cycloidal cheeks, and count wheel striking, the back plate signed "Ourry a Paris", with large iron key, three partial pendulums, and a 20th century bracket -
LeRoy, a Paris, a small Contre- Partie Boulle bracket clock with pull repeat, the case with polychrome, naturalistic ornament set into the brass veneer, the base with central mask, scroll feet, and foliate mounts conforming to the curves of the case, kidney shape, molded brass door with leaf and shell ornament, gadrooned brass cornice terminating in leaf and scroll mounts, and with central shell, the removable pagoda top surmounted by a seated figure of a small boy, in his left hand an hourglass with wings, and his right arm raised, the top concealing three bells, signed brass dial with Roman numeral enamel cartouches, finely finished blued steel hands, signed brass movement with tapered baluster form pillars, large barrel and five wheel train, crown wheel escapement, and sounding the last hour and quarter by pulling a cord, all resting on a matching, incurved bracket -
France, an unusual early 19th century gilt and patinated bronze figural clock, the oval base with four winged lion masks above paw feet, anthemion and palmette mounts, with central Medusa mask, and featuring two figures in a small sailboat, the rear with female figure, her left hand on the mast, and right hand holding what may be a torch, the bow with figure of cupid, his right hand raised, his left holding an anchor, the roman numeral white enamel dialmounted to tyhe sail, fancy gilt hands, two train pendule de Paris movement with silk thread suspension, striking on a bell, with associated oval base and dome -
Fournier, a Paris, an early 19th century, month going great wheel skeleton clock, the gilt, inverted Y frames joined by three cylindrical pillars with molded and knurled ends, 6 1/2 inch great wheel with fusee, driven by a large barrel partially concealed in the white marble base, the second wheel concentric with and slightly larger than the Arabic numeral white enamel dial, tic tac escapement with silk thread suspension, blued steel spade hands, and gilt Medusa mask pendulum, the whole resting on ball feet, and under an oval dome with conforming wooden base -
France, industrial series windmill, 8 day timepiece and barometer, spring driven movement in a gilt and silvered brass case with black slate base, mid section with pierced railing, lower section with two simulated windows flanking a door, the door opening to access the windmill movement winding arbor, front with clock and barometer dials, the sides with Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometers. -
Ourry, a Paris, an ebonized Pendule Religieuse with Boulle work front, the case with molded base and turned feet, case sides with tombstone arch windows, case front with tortoise shell veneers and foliate form brass and pewter inlays, door glass with cast, arched, beaded trim, top with arched, molded tympanum, flanking plinths, and three finials, dial plate lined with deep blue velvet, engraved brass Roman numeral dial with Arabic minutes, fancy cast brass hands, and with cast, gilt brass mount below 6:00, consisting of a balustrade on a molded base supporting foliate ornamented S scrolls, and surmounted by putti, with central enamel cartouche marked "Ourry A Paris", rectangular movement with five baluster form pillars and large barrels, recoil escapement, and counting the hours on a bell, back plate also signed -
France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a iron post and plate frame, brass chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals, brass alarm ring with engraved Arabic numerals, pivoted winding arbor shutters, single pierced brass hand, the top with pierced brass fronton. -
France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a iron post and plate frame, cast brass dial with a profile of Prince Louis, Dauphin of France surrounded by laurels and fleur de lis, inset white enamel cartouches with Roman numerals, single pierced iron hand, applied brass fleur de lis spandrels above the dial and pivoted winding arbor shutters below, and brass plaque stamped with the words "FAIT POUR JEAN BAPTISTE RIPOZ A COMARET ". -
France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a iron post and plate frame, brass chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals, alarm dial with Arabic numerals, single brass hand, applied brass spandrels and pivoted winding arbor shutters, topped by flat pierced brass fronton with trademark. -
France, Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with two bells, weight driven movement, verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate frame, cast brass dial with two iron hands, floral motif and inset with 24 white enamel cartouche numerals, blue Roman numerals for the hours and black Arabic numerals every five minutes, flat brass winding arbor shutters below the dial, and pierced brass fronton. -
France, Comtoise lantern clock, 30 hour, time and strike, weight driven movement with rare Maillet or Mayet escapement and atypical vertical rack strike with side mounted hammers, iron post and plate frame construction, brass dial with engraved Roman numerals, single brass hand, brass spandrels above and pivoted winding arbor shutters below, all topped with a pierced brass fronton with fleur de lis at the apex. -
E. Maurice and Co., Paris, France, for Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston, mantel clock, 8 day, time and strike, spring driven pendule de Paris movement with visible Brocot escapement on an molded octagonal base with gilt brass and red marble ovolo molding supporting a central column with the Greek muses cast with relief from patinated metal, supporting a molded octagonal capital upon which rests a drum head of black slate holding the movement, bezel, and polished black slate dial with incised Roman numerals and gilt hands. -
Vincenti & Cie, Paris, France for A. Fiocati, Berlin, Germany, miniature tall clock, 8 day, time and strike, spring driven diminutive pendule de Paris movement in a lyre-form case with tortoise shell veneer and applied ormolu mounts, cream colored enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, and gilt Louis XV style hands. -
France, bronze-front Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and quarter strike with alarm, three bells, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate frame, cast brass dial inset with 12 white enamel cartouches showing Roman numerals, Arabic numerals at 5 minute intervals on the outer rim, brass alarm ring with Arabic numerals, two iron hands, pivoted brass winding arbor shutters engraved with "A" and "M", all topped by cast fronton depicting trumpeters flanking a small forward facing Gallic rooster. -
France, Comtoise lantern clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate frame, early faience dial with raised portions under each Roman numeral, outer ring with Arabic numerals every five minutes, two steel hands, brass alarm ring with Arabic numerals, topped by a cast brass fronton with image of the sun / Apollo flanked by two turned iron finials, all standing on tapered iron feet. -
A. Brocot and Delettrez, Paris, France, for Tiffany, Young & Ellis, New York, double dial calendar clock, 8 day, time and strike with rolling moon and calendar indicating day, date, and month perpetually, spring driven movement with visible Brocot escapement in a molded white marble case with white enamel dials, beveled glasses, and blued steel hands. -
Marti & Cie, Paris, France, figural shelf clock, 8 day, time and strike, spring driven movement with white enamel dial in a highly stylized cast brass case set on veneered wooden base surmounted by three putti grasping bacchanal themed items and cast brass appliques including matching stand with cast brass appliques, veneers and ornaments. -
France, a gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock, the case replete with symmetrically arranged acanthus and other naturalistic top, the top with a rocky landscape and a Turkish archer wearing armor, astride a reddish brown patinated horse, the horse with head and one leg raised, the figure looking backward, his bowstring taut, and ready to release an arrow, Roman numeral white enamel dial with open escapement, 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement -
Faivre, a Trevillers, an unusual 8 day, quarter striking skeleton clock with calendar, the clock supported by two gilt columns on square plinths, roman numeral white enamel dial with gilt, palmette ornamented bezel, and date display within the Roman chapter, fancy gilt hands with blued steel date hand, two train, quarter striking movement, the upper half of the front plate with pierced and engraved acanthus leaf ornament, the lower half with acanthus engraving, strike work mounted to the back plate, the quarters sounding on two bells, pendulum with steel rod and brass bob, all resting on a faux marble, turned base with brass feet and dome -
Goyer, a Paris, a neoclassical gilt bronze "Aux Guirlandes" cartel clock, the cast case surmounted by an urn with ram's heads at the sides, each with a ring in its mouth suspending a laurel festoon, the festoons continuing down the case sides and terminating beneath the bezel, case sides with textile backed apertures and foliate form brass frets, bottom with Vitruvian scroll panels above a fluted incurved bracket with laurel and acanthus ornament, roman numeral, convex white enamel dial with arabic five minute markers, signed "Goyer a Paris", well made pierced and engraved hands, large, flat bottomed round movement of at least two week duration, with recoil escapement, silk thread suspension and striking on a bell, the front plate with scribed circles for train layout, front and back plates also with holes for observing depth of engagemen between wheels and pinions