10th Dec, 2025 11:00
Drocourt of Paris, a large gorge-cased, hour repeating, 8-day carriage clock, the fine gilt case fitted with a single-piece enamel Roman dial, chiming the hours and half as a passing strike on a coil gong, numbered 8100, bearing the company logo, 25 cm high (handle up).
Pierre Drocourt, who specialised in high-quality carriage clocks. The company had its main workshops in the Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont area and a finishing workshop in Paris at 28 Rue de Limoges (later Rue Debelleyme). Pierre's son, Alfred, took over the business in the 1870s, and the firm continued to win prestigious awards for its decorative carriage clocks.
£1,000 - £1,500
Buyer's premium: 27.50% +VAT
Drocourt of Paris, a large gorge-cased, hour repeating, 8-day carriage clock, the fine gilt case fitted with a single-piece enamel Roman dial, chiming the hours and half as a passing strike on a coil gong, numbered 8100, bearing the company logo, 25 cm high (handle up).
Possibly an old replacement platform/balance.
Both trains wind, repeat works as expected, chimes ok.
Balance runs well with encouragement/agitation.
The right-hand side lens has an internal shell chip
Auction: Dawsons Discovery, 10th Dec, 2025
To include a late 1940s / early 1950s FMS F3 Racing Car made by Fowler and Maris, a fine carved alabaster chariot modelled as a lamp by Aristide Petrilli, a fine pair of French ormolu tazze by Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley, a WWII DFC Medal Group awarded to New Zealand Pilot Officer William Robert Morris, a 20th century fine Meissen cobalt-ground rococo-revival coffee service, a single-owner private collection of carriage clocks, and much more.
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