Rolex Perpetual Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 8171, produced in 1000 examples between 1949 and 1952. Fine astronomic, self-winding, 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases.

C. massive, polished, satined. D. mat silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals. + auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. " Dauphine" gold hands. M. 10 1/2- rhodiumed, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, self compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 38 mm.

Rolex Perpetual Précision, Ref. 8171, produced in 1000 examples between 1949 and 1952. Fine astronomic, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases.

C. polished, satined. D. mat silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals. + auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. "Feuille" gold hands. M. 10 1/2-rhodiumed, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 38 mm.

Audinet A Paris, circa 1760. Fine 8 day going, hour and half hour striking, cartel "en contre partie Boulle" with " cul de lampe".

C. Waisted case of oak, glazed on three sides, the gilt metal veneer with floral marquetry in tortoiseshell stained red and green and mother-of-pearl. Gilt bronze foliate bottom corner pieces extending into feet. Gilt metal framed glazed door with centre bottom applique of two putti flanking a sand-glass. The figure on the right, whose stomach is being pecked by a cock, holds a flaming torch and regards his companion who manipulates the sand-glass. Matching pediment and bracket. The pediment is surmounted by the figure of a child seated on a sphere and looking to the right. The bracket with gilt mounts in the form of exotic heads arising from fronds and foliage and with leaf and fruit tail-piece descending from a fronded base. D. Gilt bronze with Roman numerals on enamel cartouches. Blued steel Louis XIV hands. M. Rectangular with turned pillars, going barrels both for the going and the striking train, verge escapement, pendulum with silk suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. Signed on the dial and the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 110 x 40 x 20 cm. with the "cul de lampe"

Not signed, French, circa 1870. Fine allegorical 8 day going, hour and hait hour striking Cartel in red tortoiseshell and Boulletype marquetry with gilt mounts and figures in the Louis XIV style.

C. With angled dished semi-circular sides resting on four lying horses mounted on the extremities of a lobed base. Symmetrical Boulle-type metal inlay to the faces of the case, base and pediment. The corners of the case are decorated with four caryatids in the form of oriental maidens representing the four seasons and there are four ewers placed in corresponding positions above them representing plenitude. The base of the glazed door carries an applied bronze representing Phæton in his chariot drawn by two horses above an exotic head flanked by swags. The pediment is surmounted by a winged figure of Father Time seated on a sphere and holding a scythe above an orientalised head perhaps representing Apollo. D. Gilt bronze with Roman numerals on white enamel cartouches. Blued steel Louis XIV hands. M. Rectangular with going barrels both for the going and the striking train, Brocot escapement, pendulum with Brocot suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 110 x 65 x 25 cm.

Not signed, French, circa 1795. Fine and very rare gilt and patinated bronze 8 day going, hour and half hour striking mantel clock depicting a scene from Paul et Virginie.

C. Rectangular base with bowed sides carrying the patinated bronze ground on which beneath a lemon tree in green patinated bronze, a maiden exchanges entreaties and expostulations with a negro man kneeling before her. The scene is derived from an episode in the novel Paul et Virginie by Bernardin de St Pierre. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Gilt brass chased hands. M. Brass circular with going barrels both for the going and the striking train, anchor escapement, pendulum with silk suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 45 x 31 x 14 cm.

Galle Rue Vivienne à Paris, circa 1815. Fine 8 day going, hour and hait hour striking mantel clock depicting Venus and Adonis drinking from the fountain of eternal love.

C. Rectangular white-veined green marble base on 'bun' feer and with gilt brass 'tulip' frieze; rectangular gilt brass case set at the right hand end of the base with applied corner-pieces in the form of flaming torches resting on the backs of swans. The outer side of the case carnes an applied central winged figure holding trophies aloft in each hand. To the left of the clock Venus and Adonis bend towards a cup held towards them by a cupid kneeling on top of the movement beside a basin of water while from the inner side of the clock water founts from a lion's head into a pool below. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Gilt brass chased hands. M. Brass circular with going barrels both for the going and the striking train, anchor escapement, pendulum with silk suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 45 x 52 x 19 cm.

Not signed, French, circa 1815. Gilt brass, double portico calendar, hour and half hour striking 8 day going mantle regulator with centre seconds.

C. Rectangular gilt brass base with bun feet and rabetted returns to the central, veined green marble plinth with applied gilt brass central decoration. Four plain cylindrical columns set on square bases with band ad dot decoration to the base and arcaded capitals. Arched top over the cylindrical movement, with with a frieze of palm fronds. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds ring and inner calendar chapter. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass circular with going barrels both for the going and the striking train, pin-wheel escapement set on the back plate, half second beating gridiron pendulum with knife edge suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 55 x 35 x 17 cm.

Not signed, circa 1830. Fine gilt bronze 8 day going portico clock.

C. Stepped, double rectangular base with arcaded return, engraved bun feet, and elongated central foliate decoration applied to the otherwise plain upper part. Two banded columns with chased horizontal floral decoration in layers distinguished by alternating plain bands, set on square bases, and surmounted by a plain capped plinth decorated with five applied rosettes. D. Gilt brass engine-turned with Roman numerals on cartouches. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Gilt brass circular, "mouvement de Paris" type, with going barrel, anchor escapement, sun pendulum with silk suspension. In very good condition. Dim. 43 x 21 x 9 cm.

Lenoir à Paris, French, Tate XlXth century. Fine and unusual reproduction of a musical gilt and natural bronze hour and half hour striking, ' Boar' clock from the XVIIlth century.

C. Shaped green-veneered rectangular base with ovoid sides, the front open and covered with a symmetrical, elongated-leaf swag framed, gilt grill over red silk, with central spreading bouquet; foliate corner mounts extended into feet. The back of the base decorated with an applied frame and bouquet echoing the design of the grill. Mounted on this base is a sculpted terrain, with vegetation, on which stands the naturalistically depicted boar facing to the left, with its head slightly inclined to the front and carrying the clock movement on its back. This is contained in a cylindrical gilt case encircled by a floral garland and surmounted by a seated child regarding a portrait drawn on a shield supported by his left hand, the right arm being held aloft in exclamation. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gilt brass Louis XV hands. M. Brass circular, "mouvement de Paris" type with going barrels both for the going and the striking train, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Striking on a bell, with count wheel on the back plate. Good musical movement in the base with a 20 cm. cylinder and a comb of 79 vibrating steel blades. In very good condition. Dim. 50 x 36 x 16 cm.

Not signed, French, circa 1900. Fine and unusual gilt brass and enamel "Bras-enl'air" 8 day going mantle clock, on a white marble base

C. Base in the form of a white marble plinth with square gilt brass feet, central trophy, and arcaded bands. Bead frame to the inset top of the plinth, which carries a gilt brass case for the movement. D. In the form of a full length, standing, gilt brass female figure in antique dress set against a black enamel ground with polychrome enamel foliate tracery surrounding the figure; the hour and minutes are indicated by the arms of the figure against two sectors of arabic numerals placed on fan-shaped supports at each side of the case. The figure is framed by a free-standing arch with scrolled pillars and cockade decoration to the top of the arch and three pinacles are mounted on the case. M. Brass rectangular with going barrel, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. The hands of the automaton lady are driven by means of levers and cams on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 46 x 23 x 12 cm.

Not signed, French, circa 1870. Fine and unusual " balancelle", double face swinging regulator with centre seconds, in a chaped mahogany case.

C. Shaped, moulded, glased on both faces, moulded pediment with bail finial disclosing the braket supporting the regulator. D. White enamel on the front with Roman numerals and centre seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. White enamel on the rear face with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass with going barrel and pin-wheel escapement, it is set in the bob of a gridiron, second beating pendulum with knif-edge suspension. In good condition. Dim. 156 x 54 x 16 cm.

Berthoud, France, circa 1860. Fine and rare large gilt bronze, hour and half hour striking carnage clock with remontoire, power reserve indicator and chronometer escapement.

C. Gilt bronze, "Corniche" type, engine-turned, glazed on five faces. D. Silvered engine-turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter, inner 8 day up-anddown sector, Arabic subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Rectangular with turned pillars, going barrels both for the going and the striking train, hait hour remontoire, platform escapement with pivoted detent escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 25 x 17 x 13 cm.

J. Rossel & De Lacour, rue de La Paix, Paris, circa 1890. Fine gilt brass, eight-day going, quarter-repeating "grande et petite sonnerie" quarter repeating carriage clock with alarm, presented by Alphonse XIII, King of Spain, to Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, the most celebrated Spanish Impressioniste painter, in original travelling fitted box set with a gilt brass medaillon chased with the coat of arms of the Spanish Royal Family in a silver frame engraved: "Soy de Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida".

C. Gilt brass, "Gorge", glazed on five faces. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary dials, for alarm setting, days of the week and dates. Blued-steel Breguet hands. Gilt brass engine-turned dial-plate engraved: " Soy de Joaquin Sorollay Bastida". M. Brass, rectangularwith 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 x 9,5 x 8,5 cm. excluding the handle.

Not signed, Swiss, probabily "Lamy & Lacroix" circa 1840. Fine and rare, large early, eight day going "grande et petite sonnerie" quarter repeating carriage clock with alarm.

C. Gilt brass "one-piece", plane, glazed on five faces. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and optional "grande/petite sonnerie - silence" selection. Blued steel Breguet hands with skeletonised tips. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Striking and repeating on two bells with striking work visible on the back plate and button on the top. Pull-wind alarm on a bell. In very good condition. Dim. 17 x 12,5 x 9,5 cm.

Not signed, Austrian, circa 1820. Fine gilt bronze, cylindrical, "grande and petite sonnerie", quarter repeating and alarm, table travelling clock.

C. Cylindrical, circunferential alternating plane and chased bands, supported by two fauns and surmounted by an eagle's head with loose ring in the beak. D. White enamel with Roman numerals ( slightly chipped on border of winding holes). Blued steel hands. M. brass circular full plate, fusee with chain on the going train, verge escapement, plain brass threearm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Quarter striking train independent from the hour striking train, both with fixed barrels, striking and repeating on two bells with button at the top. Independent alarm train with fixed barrel, striking on a bell. In good condition. Dim. 15,5 x 12 x 7 cm.

Camerden & Forster, New York, French, circa 1890. Fine black and gilt bronze hour and half hour striking and repeating carriage clock with alarm.

C. Gilt bronze, glazed "pillars", entirely decorated with chased champlevé, bird, flower and insect decoration on a black ground. D. Two piece white and grey enamel with Roman numerals in cartouches and centred with a gilt rosette decoration, subsidiary alarm setting dial. Black and gilt bronze dial plate with a decoration similar to that of the case. M. Brass rectangular with going barrel both on the going and the striking train, platform lateral lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Striking, repeating and alarm on a gong with button on the top. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 14,5 x 10 x 8,5 cm.

Not signed, France, circa 1890. Fine gilt bronze, eight-day going, quarterrepeating "grande et petite sonnerie" quarter repeating carriage clock with alarm and decorated dial.

C. Gilt brass, "Pillars", glazed on five faces with shaped doucines. D. Ivory with Arabic numerals, decorated with painted flowers and Cupids, the border applied with a gilt and polychrome brass floral decoration. Blued-steel "fleurs de lys" hands. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, bimetallic balance, bluedsteel 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. Alarm with a small white enamel setting dial on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 15 x 10 x 8 cm. excluding the handle.

Not signed, France, circa 1890. Fine gilt bronze, eight-day, "grande and petite sonnerie" quarter repeating carriage clock with alarm and double calendar, in original fitted travelling box.

C. Gilt brass, "Gorge", entirely engraved with scrolls and foliage, glazed on five faces. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary dials, for alarm setting, day of the week and date. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels for both the going and the striking train, platform with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel Breguet 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.

Not signed, France, circa 1890. Fine gilt bronze, eight-day going, quarterrepeating "grande et petite sonnerie" quarter repeating carriage clock with alarm and double calendar.

C. Gilt brass, "Gorge", glazed on five faces, the top one engraved with the monogram "M.H.". D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary dials, for alarm setting, days of the week and dates. Blued-steel "fleurs de lys" hands. M. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, bimetallic balance, bluedsteel 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.

Le Roy & Fils, Horlogers, 13-15 Galerie Montpensier, Palais Royal, Paris, No. 1435, circa 1890. Fine gilt bronze hour and half hour striking and repeating, double calendar carriage clock with alarm.

C. Gilt bronze, glazed "pillars". D. Silvered with Roman numerals. Subsidiary dials for alarm setting, dates and days of the weekl. Engine-turned silvered dial plate. M. Brass rectangular with going barrel both the going and striking trains, platform lateral lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Striking, repeating and alarm on a bell with button on the top. Signed on the dial and movement. In very good condition. Dim. 14,5 x 10 x 8,5 cm.