Anonymous, French, circa 1860. Fine and unusual gilt bronze timepiece, with optional "Licensieuse"scene.

C. Gilt bronze base on four oral feet supporting a ruin with a neo-gothic fountain, the flow of water simulated by a twisted glass rod driven by a seperate clockwork train and issuing from a lion's month, with an alternative proposition(depending on your personal taste), namely a gilt bronze halfcut figure of a meaty young girl in a squatting position who can be placed at your will in front of the fountain where she then appears to be obeying the call of nature ad infinitum; in this age where animal rights are quite rightly of international concern, it is clear that nobody has given due consideration to the opinion of the lion, who might be of a delicate disposition and therefore malcontent with his view from derriere the derriere. D. Gilt brass with Roman numerals. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. GiIt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring and gilt brass continental cock. Brass rectangular for the automaton fountain with going barrel and fly regulator. In good condition. Dim. 31x19x13cm.

Anonymous, French provincial, early XIXth century. Unusual gilt brass, eight-day going, quarterrepeating "grande and petite sonnerie" travelling clock with alarm, date and special escapement, in original walnut fitted box and with original key.

C. Rectangular with glazed side panels, chased bezel and folding handle. D. Contemporary white enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and red inner date indication ( hair cracks). Gilt brass Louis XV hands. M. Rectangular v vith going barrels on both the going and the striking trains, fictional rest escapement drawn from that invented by Sully with a single escape wheel and double pallet on the balance staff, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Striking and repeating on two bells with "silent/petite/grande sonnerie" optional lever below the dial. Alarm train with fixed barrel. In very good condition. Dim. 140 x 108 x 73 mm.

An Astronomical Clock with 23 indications, one of the most complicated clocks ever constructed.

C. In the form of a break front cabinet, made of soft wood, and grained to simulate rosewood, both straight and burr, with several of the mouldings gilt, the carved scroll side volutes and dial surround en suite. D. Midnight blue lacquered steel plate decorated with gilt stars, with 18 applied enamel dials(some with invisible small repairs) each with a brass bezel. Brass hands throughout. M. Iron frame of monumental clock form, brass wheel trains throughout. Unusual form of dead-beat escapement, with locking on the escape wheel, the anchor with rollers as impulse pallets, seconds beating pendulum with knife-edge suspension, the crutch off-set to the centre. In very good condition, having been overhauled completely some two years ago. Accompanied by a loose-leaf binder containing details of all the train counts, with photographs and technical drawings, and a detailed explanation of all the functions and their relative accuracy. Dims. 240 x 127 x 46 cm.

Jarossay & Compagnie à Paris, circa 1850. Very unusual and rare, fruit-wood centreseconds wall regulator with worm-screw gearing, constructed after the patents No. 215 and 216 from 16 October 1844.

C. Rectangular, moulded with glazed door. D. White enamel with Roman mimerais. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, with separate twin going barrels wound separately, but geared to drive around a fixed pinion and providing power by means of a large pulley with an endless rope transmitting the drive to the worm-screw Bear train, pin-wheel escapement, with secondsbeating wood-rod pendulum, with spring suspension. Signed on the dial and on the bridge linking the barrels. In very good condition. Dim. 134 x 32 x 17 cm.

Dent, London, No. 2456, French Marine chronometer retailed in England circa 1853. Very unusual and rare marine chronometer.

C. Double body mahogany box with external brass handles and slide on the lid over the glazed observation aperture. Brass gimbals with a leadweighted bowl. D. Frosted silver with painted small eccentric Roman chapter for hours and minutes, subsidiary seconds below. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. Highly unusual brass half plate with conical pillars secured by screws with washers, two barrels wound from the bezel by means of an external gearing drawn on the system used by Henri Motel but adapted for two going barrels, mainsprings by Bourquin, dated 1838. Spring detent escapement with delicate brass escape wheel similar to those employed by Breguet, three-arm compensation balance of Berthoud type, with three trapezoidal weights and timing screws, highly unusual blued-steel helical " duo-in-Hlo" type balance spring with six coils in one direction and six in the opposite, adjustable collar and stud. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dial diam. 83 mm.

Paul Garnier, Horloger de la Marine, Paris, No. 3060, circa 1840. Rare mahogany, eight-day going, hour and half hour striking carriage clock with special escapement

C. Lacquered with rounded off angles. D. White enamel with blue Roman numerals. Blued-steel " trefle" hands. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, Paul Garnier frictionnal rest escapement with double escape wheel and single pallet on the

Unsigned, made by Paul Garnier, No. 1691, circa 1850. Fine gilt bronze, eight-day going, hour and half hour striking and repeating carriage clock with alarm and special escapement.

C. Gilt bronze, "later type multi-piece" entirely engraved with scrolls. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and subsidiary alarm setting dial. Blued-steel "trefle" hands. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, Paul Garnier frictional rest escapement with double escape wheel and single pallet on the balance staff, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring. Striking on a bell. In very good condition. Dim. 13 x 9 x 7,5 cm. excluding the handle.

Paul Garnier, Horloger du Roi, Paris, No.29371, made for F. Martin & Co. Successor to Henry Capt, 151 Regent Street, London, circa 1845. Fine gilt bronze, eight-day going, hour and half hour striking carriage clock, in original fitted travelling box.

C. Gilt brass, "Anglaise", glazed on four sides and entirely engraved with scrolls and flowers. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Bluedsteel "Trefle" hands. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with la teral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. Striking on gongs. Signed on the dial and platform escapement. In very good condition. Dim. 12 x 9 x 7,5 cm. excluding the handle.

Paul Garnier, Paris, No. 2156, circa 1880. Fine gilt bronze, eight-day going, quarter - repeating "petite sonnerie" carriage clock with alarm, in original fitted travelling box.

C. Gilt brass, "Gorge", glazed on five sides. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary dial for the alarm setting. Blued-steel "Romaines simples" hands. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. Striking repeating and alarm on a bell with button on the top and optional strike/silent lever in the base. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 12,5 x 8 x 7 cm. excluding the handle.

Margaine, François Arsène, Paris, circa 1880. Fine gilt bronze, eight-day going, quarter - repeating "grande and petite sonnerie" carriage clock with alarm.

C. Gilt brass, "Gorge", glazed on five sides, entirely engraved with scrolls and foliage. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary dial for the alarm setting. Blued-steel "Fuseaux" hands. Gilt brass dial-plate fully engraved with foliage decoration matching that of the case. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. Striking repeating and alarm on gongs with button on the top and optional grande sonnerie/petite sonnerie/silent optional lever in the base.Trade Mark on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 14,5 x 9 x 8 cm. excluding the handle.

Anonymous, France, circa 1880. Fine gilt bronze, eight-day going, quarterrepeating "grande and petite sonnerie" carriage clock with subsidiary seconds, alarm and double calendar.

C. Gilt brass, "Gorge", glazed on five faces. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary dials for seconds on "XII", for alarm setting, days of the week and dates. Blued-steel "Romaines simples" hands. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. Striking repeating and alarm on gongs with button on the top and grande sonnerie/petite sonnerie/silent optional lever in the base. In very good condition. Dim. 14,5 x 9 x 8 cm. excluding the handle.

Bourdin, Horloger Breveté, 28 rue de la Paix, Paris, No. 4649, circa 1850. Very fine and rare, gilt bronze, eight-day going, quarter-repeating "grande and petite sonnerie" carriage clock with subsidiary seconds, alarm, double calendar and chronometer escapement, in original fitted travelling box.

C. Gilt brass, early "Gorge" type, glazed on four sides, entirely engraved scrolled foliage. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and inner eccentric subsidiary seconds, subsidiary dials for alarm setting, days of the week and date. Bluedsteel Breguet hands. GiIt brass dial-plate also engraved with foliage decoration. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with a spring detent escapement, two-arm compensation balance with poismg weights and timing screws, blued-steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Striking repeating and alarm on bells with button on the top and urande sonnerie/petite sonnerie/silent optional ever on the back door. Signed on the dial and the back door. In ver}}, good condition. Dim. 15 x 9 x 8 cm. excluding the handle.

Bourdin, Horloger Breveté, 28 rue de la Paix, Paris, No. 3940, circa 1845. Very fine gilt bronze, eight-day going, quarterrepeating "grande and petite sonnerie" carriage clock with subsidiary seconds and alarm, engraved by Demengeot.

C. Gilt brass, early "Gorge" type, glazed on four sides, engraved with a floral and foliage decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and inner eccentric subsidiary seconds, subsidiary dial for alarm setting. Blued-steel Breguet hands. Gilt brass dial-plate also engraved with foliage decoration. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, bluedsteel flat balance spring. Striking repeating and alarm on bells with button on the top and grande sonnerie/petite sonnerie/silent optional lever on the back door. Signed on the dia] and the back door. In very good condition. Dim. 15 x 9 x 8 cm. excluding the handle.

Henry Marc, Paris, No. 23771/140, circa 1880. Fine gilt bronze, eight-day going, hour and half hour striking carriage clock.

C. Gilt bronze "pillars" with free standing columns, glazed on four sides,entirely engraved with scrolls and flower decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, gilt brass platform escapement engraved with scrolls,with lateral lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 17,5 x 11 x 10 cm. excluding the handle.

V.W.B., (Bosset or Victorien Bousset) in Morez, France, No. 631, made for Tiffany & Cie., Paris, circa 1880. Very fine quarter-repeating, "grande and petite sonnerie" moon phase astronomical carriage clock with fly-back calendar, thermometer and barometer.

C. Gilt bronze, "Anglaise riche" with silvered corinthian columns, glazed on five faces. D. White enamel with Roman mimerais and outer Arabic minute ring. blued-steel Breguet hands. Subsidiary dials for the months, the the date and barometer, fly- back scale for the days of the week with symmetrical centigrade thermometer. Gilt brass dial-plate engraved with a foliage decoration. M. Gilt brass with going barrels, platform straight line lever escapement, uncut bimetallic balance, flat balance spring. Striking and repeating on gongs set between the dial and front plate, the striking work set on the back plate with an optional "grande - petite sonnerie - silence" lever. Trade mark on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 17 x 10,5 x 9,5 cm.

J. Dejardin, No. 473, circa 1880. Very fine gilt brass and enamel, hour and half hour striking and repeating carriage clock.

C. Gilt brass, "gorge", glazed on three faces, fully . engraved and enamelled with white flowers over a blue ground. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued-steel Breguet hands. Fully enamelled dial-plate with a floral decoration matching that of the case. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. Striking and repeating on a bell with button on the top. Trade Mark on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 13 x 8 x 6 cm., excluding the handle.

Drocourt (Pierre and Alfred), Paris, No. 25859, circa 1880. Fine and rare gilt bronze small "petite sonnerie", quarter-repeating carriage clock with .the phase of the moon.

C. Gilt bronze, glazed, "pillars", engraved with scrolled foliage. D. Brown enamel with Breguet numerals and outer painted Cupids. Blued-steel hands. Matt gilt brass dial-plate with moon phase aperture. M. Brass, eight-day with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. Striking and repeating on gongs with button on the top. Trade mark punched on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 10,5 x 7 x 6 cm., excluding the handle.

Anonymous, French, made for the Chinese market, circa 1900. Very fine gilt bronze and cloisonne enamel, " petite sonnerie" quarter-repeating carriage clock with alarm.

C. Gilt bronze glazed, "Anglaise Riche" with Corinthian columns, decorated overall with cloisonne enamel in a floral pattern. D. Ivory enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals and gilt brass centre, subsidiary alarm setting dial. Bluedsteel "pear" hands. Dial plate with cloisonne enamelled decoration matching that of the case. M. Brass, eight-day with going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, platform escapement with straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. Striking repeating and alarm on gongs with button on the top. In very good condition. Dim. 15,5 x 10 x 9 cm., excluding the handle.

J. Ullmann & Co., Hong Kong and Shangaï, French, made for the Chinese market, circa 1900. Very fine gilt bronze and cloisonne enamel, pearl-set, hour and half hour striking and repeating, centre-seconds carriage clock with alarm.

C. Gilt bronze glazed, "Anglaise" decorated overall with cloisonne enamel in a floral pattern with split-pearl set flat columns. D. Gilt brass chapter ring with Arabic numerals and split-pearl set border, subsidiary alarm setting dial. Bluedsteel "Romaines simples" hands. M. Brass, eightday with going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, bluedsteel flat balance spring. Striking repeating and alarm on a gong with button on the top. In very good condition. Dim. 9,5 x 7 x 6,5 cm., excluding the handle.

Anonymous, French, circa 1890. Very fine and rare oval gilt bronze "grande and petite sonnerie", quarter-repeating carriage clock with alarm and dual calendar, in original fitted travelling box.

C. Gilt bronze, "oval", glazed on five faces. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for alarm setting, days of the week and date. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, eight-day with going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, platform escapement with straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Striking repeating and alarm on gongs with button on the top, grande and petite sonnerie/silent, optional lever in the base.. In very good condition. Dim. 14 x 12 x 10 cm., excluding the handle.