Cartels chez Jacques Neve

French Louis XIV Ormolu mounted turtleshell quarter repeating alarm table clock,
early 18th C, signed Sicot Düjardin à Versailles. Enamel dial with Roman numerals
and arabic five-minute markers, pierced blued hands and engraved alarm disc,
Single barrel four-movements with shaped plates and ring turned knoped pillars
similarly signed, verge escapement and silk suspended pendulum, pull wind alarm
on a bell, pull wind quarter repeating on two bells with three hammers,
single barrel with tandem drive, countwheel half hour striking on a bell,
ormolu lined turtleshell veneered Tête de Poupée case surmounted
by a shaped finial, pierced frets backed by blue silk to the sides
and foliate scroll mounts flanking the hinged glazed bezel,
enamel signature plaque signed Sicot A Versailies (sic!),
rectangular plinth on claw feet.
Height 31cm

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Dutch blue-painted and parcel-gilt carved wood bracket clock
on wall bracket by J.P.Kroese, Amsterdam. Mid-18th Century.
The waisted case with pierced brass side panels and a giltwood
vase finial, the polychrome painted brass dial plate decorated
with Neptune and Mercury emblematic of Trade, standing in front
of wooden barrels and crates, with ships at sea in the background,
one crate inscribed VoC, the white enamel Roman and Arabic dial
signed J.P. KROESE/AMSTERDAM, pierced and engraved brass hour
and minute hands, the five pillar twin chain-fusee movement
with anchor escapement and silk suspension, Dutch-style half-hourly
strike on two bells with trip repeat, the wall bracket
with carved parcel-gilt C-scrolls, flowers and leaves.
Total height 76 cm

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Small French Louis XIV Boulle striking
Cartel signed Masson à Paris
on the movement, early 18th C.
(Charles Masson, master in 1717, established
Rue St-Louis 1741-47).
20-cm relief brass dial with cartouche blue Roman numerals,
movement with baluster pillars,
small anchor escapement and silk suspended pendulum,
half-hourly countwheel strike on a bell,
Quarter repeat strike on three bells.
shaped boulle inlaid case adorned throughout
with foliate ormolu scrolls,
the whole raised on triangular feet,
together with a matching ogee shaped bracket.
Overall height 70cm

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Exceptionally rare very small Cartel d'Alcôve with secret,
signed Isaac Lenoir à Lyon, circa 1700-1730, in a
remarkable original condition.
Shaped Boulle inlaid case adorned throughout
with foliate ormolu scrolls, the base sliding out
forwards through a dovetail slide.
13-piece cartouche enamel dial on ormolu base, with
blue Roman numerals and finely cut gilt hands.
15-day movement with quarter-strike on demand only,
with three hammers and three bells.
Verge escapement and silk suspension.

Height 38cm

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French Louis XV-period cartel d'alcôve,
circa 1750 signed JULIEN LEROY.
Finely gilt case.
Enamel dial with Roman numerals,
outer black five minute markings,
foliate pierced and finely engraved gilt hands.
Movement similarly signed.
Chevalier de Béthune ecsapement, with pull-
wind quarter strike on one silvered bell.
Height 49cm

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Fine and attractive 'Contrepartie' bronze mounted
French cartel clock, Mid-18th Century,
signed Gilles l'Aîné à Paris.
25-piece enamel and gilt bronze dial with roman numerals
and outer five minute markings,
finely engraved blued steel hands.
Similarly signed movement with verge escapement,
silk suspended pendulum,
half-hourly countwheel strike on a silvered bell.
Overall height with base 135cm

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Small French Régence Boulle quarter-repeating
"Cartel d'Alcôve", signed C.les Balthazar à Paris,
early 18th C.
18-cm relief brass dial with cartouche Roman numerals,
movement with baluster pillars,
verge escapement and silk suspended pendulum,
pull quarter repeat on two bells,
shaped boulle inlaid case adorned throughout
with foliate ormolu scrolls, surmounted by a putto,
the whole raised on scrolled feet,
together with a matching ogee shaped bracket.
Overall height 82cm

EUR 12000.-
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French Louis XVI gilt bronze cartel clock
signed Dehémant à Paris, circa 1790.
(Charles-Nicolas de Hémant),
movement with shaped plates and
rare single winding barrel with double action,
called 'Roue Libre'.

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Fine and attractive 'Vernis Martin' bronze mounted
French cartel clock, Mid-18th Century,
signed GUERARD A PROVINS (Marne Region).
Movement with rare Chevalier de Béthune
escapement, silk suspended pendulum,
half-hourly countwheel strike on a silvered bell,
Pull quarter-repeat on two bells.
The case made by Goyer.

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Fine and attractive 'Vernis Martin'
bronze mounted French cartel clock,
Transition period (1766),
signed LECLERE A SOISSONS.
Two subsidiary dials
and one window aperture below the main
dial for all the calendar functions;
day of the month, month of the year and its
zodiac sign, day of the week and its sign,
moonphase and age of the Moon.

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French Transition Period cartel d'alcôve,
circa 1780 signed F.aint.Hoguet à Paris.
(for François-Toussaint)
Finely gilt case.
Movement similarly signed
Hoguet le Jne à Paris.
Anchor recoil esapement, with pull-
wind quarter strike on two silvered bells.

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Small French Louis XIIII Boulle striking
"Cartel d'Alcôve", signed Balthazar Martinot à Paris,
early 18th C.

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French Louis XV gilt bronze
Cartel clock, circa 1750.
Dial and movement signed
Etienne LENOIR à Paris.

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French Louis XV gilt bronze
Cartel clock, circa 1740.
Dial and movement signed
Pierre Bernier à Paris.
Verge esapement, countwheel
striking on a silvered bell.

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Fine and attractive 'Vernis Martin' bronze mounted
French cartel clock, Mid-18th Century,
signed LEBEL PERE à Orbec .

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