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    Sale 8548

    The Vitale Collection of Highly Important European Clocks

    New York, Park Avenue

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    30 October 1996

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    Lot 4

    A FRENCH GILT-BRASS STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK

    HENRI MARC, PARIS, NO. 23771. SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 5,175

    Estimate

    USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

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    A FRENCH GILT-BRASS STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK
    henri marc, paris, no. 23771. second quarter 19th century
    The boîtes colonnes case with inverted breakfront cornices, with four spherical finials and on bun feet, engraved overall with foliate scrolls against a hatched ground, with conforming mask to the circular white enamel Roman dial with blued steel moon hands, signed Hry. Marc Paris, the foliate engraved gilt lever platform with bimetallic balance, shuttered winding holes to the solid rear door, with outside countwheel strike on bell to the backplate stamped for Hy. Marc Paris and numbered 23771
    6¾in. (17cm.) high

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    Charles Allix, Carriage Clocks, Antique collectors' club, London, 1974, p.445


    Lot Essay

    Although many clocks exist signed Marc it is unclear whether he was a maker or a retailer. According to Allix, op. cit., p.445, the latter is most likely; he suggests that Japy Frères may have made many Marc clocks.

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