A fine French engraved gilt brass gorge cased petit sonnerie striking small carriage clock with push-button repeat and alarm Unsigned but possibly by Drocourt, third quarter of the 19th century The eight-day two train movement striking the hour on the larger of two bells and ting-tang notation for the relevant quarter every fifteen minutes, with silvered platform lever escapement regulated by sprung split bimetallic balance and alarm sounding on the larger bell, the backplate with stamped serial number 563 to lower left corner, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands set within rectangular gilt brass mask finely engraved with rococo scrolls on a matted ground and incorporating conforming subsidiary alarm setting dial to lower margin, the bevel-glazed gilt gorge case with typical Drocourt type hinged carrying handle over rectangular escapement aperture within fine scroll border to top over complex upper mouldings and channelled uprights further engraved with rococo scrollwork, the sides decorated with conforming bird and floral festoon inhabited panels and the rear with door similarly decorated incorporating shuttered winding and hand/alarm setting apertures, on ogee moulded base with shallow pad feet, 11.5cm (4.5ins) high excluding handle. Although the current lot is unsigned it appears fairly typical of the high-end examples made by Drocourt during the third quarter of the 19th century (albeit a little smaller than normal). Indeed the design of the carrying handle is generally considered as one of their ‘trademark’ details. Pierre and Alfred Drocourt are recorded in Allix, Charles CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development as working from Rue Debelleyne 28 and Rue de Limoges, Paris as well as Saint-Nicholas-d' Aliermont from circa 1860. Allix describes them as makers of 'Superb' carriage clocks who were awarded numerous medals for entries submitted to various international exhibitions throughout the second half of the 19th century, including a gold medal at the1889 Paris 'Exhibition Universelle'. Condition report disclaimer
A fine French engraved gilt brass gorge cased petit sonnerie striking small carriage clock with push-button repeat and alarm Unsigned but possibly by Drocourt, third quarter of the 19th century The eight-day two train movement striking the hour on the larger of two bells and ting-tang notation for the relevant quarter every fifteen minutes, with silvered platform lever escapement regulated by sprung split bimetallic balance and alarm sounding on the larger bell, the backplate with stamped serial number 563 to lower left corner, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands set within rectangular gilt brass mask finely engraved with rococo scrolls on a matted ground and incorporating conforming subsidiary alarm setting dial to lower margin, the bevel-glazed gilt gorge case with typical Drocourt type hinged carrying handle over rectangular escapement aperture within fine scroll border to top over complex upper mouldings and channelled uprights further engraved with rococo scrollwork, the sides decorated with conforming bird and floral festoon inhabited panels and the rear with door similarly decorated incorporating shuttered winding and hand/alarm setting apertures, on ogee moulded base with shallow pad feet, 11.5cm (4.5ins) high excluding handle. Although the current lot is unsigned it appears fairly typical of the high-end examples made by Drocourt during the third quarter of the 19th century (albeit a little smaller than normal). Indeed the design of the carrying handle is generally considered as one of their ‘trademark’ details. Pierre and Alfred Drocourt are recorded in Allix, Charles CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development as working from Rue Debelleyne 28 and Rue de Limoges, Paris as well as Saint-Nicholas-d' Aliermont from circa 1860. Allix describes them as makers of 'Superb' carriage clocks who were awarded numerous medals for entries submitted to various international exhibitions throughout the second half of the 19th century, including a gold medal at the1889 Paris 'Exhibition Universelle'. Condition report disclaimer
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