拍品专文
A comparable engraved gilt-brass porcelain-mounted carriage clock, also by Drocourt and retailed by Henry Capt, was sold anonymously, Christie's London, 5 July 2002, lot 46 (£4,780). See lot 102 and footnote.
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DROCOURT, PARIS, NO. 11235, RETAILED BY HENRY CAPT, GENEVA. CIRCA 1885
细节
A FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT-BRASS AND PORCELAIN-MOUNTED STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ALARM
DROCOURT, PARIS, NO. 11235, RETAILED BY HENRY CAPT, GENEVA. CIRCA 1885
CASE: cannelee, oval glass to top, painted Sèvres style porcelain side panels with figures in rustic settings DIAL: conforming decoration, signed 'HENRY CAPT/GENÈVE', alarm ring below, blued steel hands MOVEMENT: twin going barrels, bimetallic lever balance to silvered platform escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on gong to back plate stamped for Drocourt, repeat retail signature, numbered '11235'; winding key
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high, handle down; 4¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide; 3¼ in. (8 cm.) deep
DROCOURT, PARIS, NO. 11235, RETAILED BY HENRY CAPT, GENEVA. CIRCA 1885
CASE: cannelee, oval glass to top, painted Sèvres style porcelain side panels with figures in rustic settings DIAL: conforming decoration, signed 'HENRY CAPT/GENÈVE', alarm ring below, blued steel hands MOVEMENT: twin going barrels, bimetallic lever balance to silvered platform escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on gong to back plate stamped for Drocourt, repeat retail signature, numbered '11235'; winding key
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high, handle down; 4¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide; 3¼ in. (8 cm.) deep
注意事项
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
拍场告示
The illustration in the printed catalogue is incorrectly numbered 105.
荣誉呈献
Giles Forster
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