A pair of late 19th century, French, marble and gilt bronze cassolettes. The carrera marble body with removable lid inverting to a candle sconce, supported by three splay legs headed by male masks joined by floral swags, and standing on a circular plinth base with beaded rim. Mounts regilded.
Height 9 1/4” (23.5cm)
Width 3 5/8” (9.2cm)
Depth 3 5/8” (9.2cm)
French
Circa 1900
A Napoleon III, French, red tortoiseshell and cut brass inlaid Boulle clock, with gilt metal mounts. The clock case of waisted form in the Louis XV style, decorated to the front and sides with boulle marquetry and mounted with scrolling acanthus gilt bronze. The Japy Freres & Cie movement with circular white enamel dial and roman numerals, with eight day brocot escapement striking the hour & half hour on a gong, with sunburst bob. Numbered 5714. The Japy Seal struck with ‘GDE Med D’Honneur’, which they won at both the ”Expo Universelle Paris’ in 1855 and 1867.
Height 12″
Width 6 1/2″
Depth 4″
French
Circa 1865
J B Delettrez
Probably retailed by Charles Frodsham
A late 19th century red tortoiseshell and engraved brass inlaid clock in the Louis XV style. Of small waisted form, the case finely inlaid to all four sides and with original gilt bronze mounts. The eight day Delettrez movement rack striking the hour and half hour on a bell with Brocot suspension. The gilt dial with enamel cartouche roman numerals. Movement stamped JBD and numbered 33044. The rubbed dial signed Chas Frodsham.
Height 11 3/4″
Width 6 1/2″
Depth 4″
French
Circa 1880
Jean Baptiste Delettrez
A Napoleon III red Boulle and ormolu mounted mantel clock in the Louis XV style. Of waisted form the shaped case with allover cut brass and tortoiseshell marquetry, mounted with finely cast and chased gilt bronze. The eight day movement with Brocot suspension, rack striking the hour and half hour on a gong. The circular gilt dial with enamel roman numeral enamel tablets marking the hours and Arabic 5 minutes. Movement and case numbered 31542.
Jean-Baptiste Delettrez (1816-1887) went into business with A Brocot at 62 Rue Charlot in Paris in 1851. They exhibited together at the 1857 Universal Exhibition. This innovative and fruitful partnership continued until the death of Brocot fils in 1878, after which event Delettrez continued on his own. His typical later product was a conventional 8-day mantle clock that struck the hours and half-hours, still based on the standard Brocot escapement and suspension that he had helped to refine. These elegant and much-admired timepieces were typically made to order for retailers, including several in Britain, with dials carrying the name of the retailer rather than that of their maker, but whose mechanism was stamped with the cartouche (JBD).
Height 35cm
Width 23cm
Depth 14cm
French
Circa 1880
J B Delettrez
Retailed by Klaftenberger
A late 19th century green tortoiseshell and engraved brass inlaid clock in the Louis XV style. Of small waisted form, the case finely inlaid to all four sides and with original gilt bronze mounts. The eight day Delettrez movement rack striking the hour and half hour on a bell with Brocot suspension. The gilt dial with enamel cartouche roman numerals. Movement and case numbered 26533.
Height 11 3/4″
Width 6 1/2″
Depth 4″
French
Circa 1880
A pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze and carrera marble cassolettes. The marble tops with acorn finials inverting to a candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and rams head masks, standing on circular plinths with beaded decoration. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 10″
Width 3 1/2″
Depth 3 1/2″
French
Circa 1870
A pair of Napoleon III white marble and gilt metal mounted cassolettes. The reversible tops with pinatum finials and gilt sconce to the inside, above an ovoid body with tripod supports headed by rams masks and hung with floral swags, standing on stepped circular bases with toupie feet. Retaining the original gilding. Stamped JT to each underside.
Height 11″
Depth 4″
Width 4″
Circa 1870
French
A late 19th century, French, red tortoiseshell and brass inlaid boulle clock in the Louis XV style. Of waisted form, the engraved brass inlaid body mounted with gilt bronze. The eight day Japy Freres movement with Brocot suspension striking the hour and half hour on a gong via a rack strike. The gilt dial with enamel tablet roman numerals, the XII dated to the reverse 1895. The movement & pendulum numbered 1036.
Height 19 1/2″
Width 13″
Depth 7″
French
Circa 1895
Miroy Fres A Paris
A Napoleon III green tortoiseshell, cut brass and ormolu mounted, Boulle, mantel clock. The shaped oak carcase decorated to front and sides with scrolling brass marquetry, standing on a stepped plinth base with acanthus scroll feet, the sides with pierced panels backed in red silk. The eight day Vincenti movement numbered 912, with Brocot suspension and outside countwheel striking the hour & half hour on a bell.
French
Circa 1870
A late 19th century, French, scarlet red tortoiseshell and brass inlaid mantel clock with rococo gilt bronze mounts. The shaped case with straight sides, mounted with pierced metal & material lined panels, surmounted by a flame finial with a glazed front panel and visible starburst pendulum. The circular enamel dial with blue roman numerals and pierced brass hands, with an eight day Japy Freres movement and Brocot suspension, rack striking the hour and half hour on a bell. Mounts regilded. Movement numbered 8145.
French
Circa 1890
Charles Hour Paris
A late 19th century, French, brass inlaid scarlet red tortoiseshell and ormolu mounted mantel clock. The finial modelled as a basket of fruit above a waisted shaped case inset with glazed panel and visible starburst pendulum, the sides and front inlaid with engraved scrolling brass and mounted with rococo gilt bronze. The circular twelve piece enamel dial, with an eight day movement and brocot suspension, striking the hour and half hour with outside countwheel on a bell. Movement and pendulum numbered 4363.
French
Circa 1880
A pair of late 19th century, French, gilt bronze and carrera marble cassolettes. Each in the form of an ovoid body mounted with three goats masks, supporting a lid with flaming finial inverting to a candle sconce. The circular base with beaded rim and toupie feet. Regilded.
French
Circa 1890
A Napoleon III red tortoiseshell and cut brass inlaid mantel clock, in the Louis XV style. The shaped case of waisted form with all over scrolling brass inlay and ormolu mounts. The top surmounted with a vase of flowers, above a circular dial with enamel roman numeral tablets, and glazed visible starburst pendulum. The eight day movement with Brocot suspension, striking the hour & half hour on a bell. Movement & pendulum numbered 47131, A & N.
French
Circa 1870
A late 19th century, French, marble, gilt and patinated bronze globe clock garniture. The patinated globe studded with small gilt stars and roman numerals, supported by three cherubs standing on a turned fluted marble column, hung with floral swags, with shaped base and toupie feet. The eight day Vincenti movement with platform escapement, striking the hour & half hour on a bell, numbered 524. The two side pieces of the same design.
French
Circa 1900
Vincenti et Cie Rollin a Paris
A Napoleon III brass inlaid tortoiseshell and ormolu mounted Boulle clock in the Louis XV style. The shaped case surmounted by a seated cherub, above waisted sides finely inlaid with scrolling cut brass and centred by a mask mount, the front with glazed panel showing the inlaid interior and pendulum. The eight day Vincent & Cie movement with Brocot suspension and striking the hour & half hour on a bell with outside countwheel. Movement and pendulum numbered 1142.
French
Circa 1870
A pair of late 19th century, french, porcelain and gilt bronze mounted cassolettes. Each with a pinatum finial above blue porcelain dome inverting to reveal a gilt candle sconce, supported by triform legs with rams head masks and hoof feet, hung with chains and standing on a stepped circular base with bead decoration. The porcelain body painted with panels of flowers and pink ribbons. Original gilt.
Circa 1880
French
A pair of Napoleon III white marble and gilt metal mounted cassolettes. The reversible tops with acorn finials and gilt sconce to the inside, above an ovoid body with tripod supports headed by rams masks and hung with floral swags, standing on stepped circular bases with toupie feet. The mounts re-gilded. Stamped 512 PF
Circa 1880
French
A pair of Second Empire, white marble and gilt metal mounted Cassolettes. The reversible tops with acorn finials and gilt sconce to the inside, above an ovoid body with tripod supports headed by rams masks and hung with floral swags, standing on stepped circular bases with beaded border.
Circa 1850
French
A fine Louis XVI style, blue du roi and gilt bronze lyre clock. The porcelain body in the form of a lyre, with starburst surmount above an enamel dial painted with floral swags and moving bezel of paste brilliants. The sides mounted with acanthus leaves above an oval stepped base with gilt swags and beading. The eight day movement striking the hour & half hour on a bell.
Samuel Marti et Cie
Gay Vicarino & Co
A Napoleon III boulle mantel clock. The red tortoiseshell and cut brass inlaid case surmounted by a seated gilded putti, above a glazed door opening to gilt dial with enamel roman numeral tablets, the inside of the rear door finely inlaid. The eight day Samuel Marti movement, numbered 7756, with Brocot suspension, rack striking the hour & half hour on a gong. The whole with gilt bronze mounts, regilded.
