Lot Essay
The French inscription on the reverse of the panels loosely translates to The servant draws and serves the last drop
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A French gilt-brass and porcelain-mounted striking giant carriage clock
THE PANELS SIGNED H. DESPREZ, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A French gilt-brass and porcelain-mounted striking giant carriage clock
The panels signed H. Desprez, third quarter 19th Century
The case of typical Gorge pattern with handle to large bevelled viewing aperture, the side panels painted with carousing cavaliers signed H. Desprez in lower left corner, their reverses inscribed La Servante pas Le Fond Trop Sombre, the similarly painted dial with individual Arabic cartouches within blue and gold borders, gilt-brass spade hands, the movement with bimetallic compensated balance to large silvered lever platform, strike/trip repeat on gong on the plain back-plate; black leather travelling case (distressed) with blue velvet lining
8¾ in. (22 cm.) high (2)
The panels signed H. Desprez, third quarter 19th Century
The case of typical Gorge pattern with handle to large bevelled viewing aperture, the side panels painted with carousing cavaliers signed H. Desprez in lower left corner, their reverses inscribed La Servante pas Le Fond Trop Sombre, the similarly painted dial with individual Arabic cartouches within blue and gold borders, gilt-brass spade hands, the movement with bimetallic compensated balance to large silvered lever platform, strike/trip repeat on gong on the plain back-plate; black leather travelling case (distressed) with blue velvet lining
8¾ in. (22 cm.) high (2)