PIERRE & ALFRED DROCOURT (c.1860-c.1910)

A Corniche cased carriage clock (c. 1890 Paris)

Item Stock Code

1174

Item Signed, Inscribed, Dated Details

Drocourt, Paris

UK/USA Dimensions

5.50 inch high

European Converted Dimensions

13.97 cm high

Current Item Condition

Fully restored

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

A good quality corniche cased French carriage clock by the well known makers Drocourt. The eight-day duration movement, with the original platform lever escapement, strikes the hours and half hours on a gong and is stamped on the backplate with the trademark of the clockmaker Drocourt, the initials 'D.C.' either side of a clock, and the serial number '28770', with the 'secret' trademark inside between the plates stamped 'Drocourt, Paris' within an oval. The Corniche style brass case is also stamped with the serial number to it's base. The white enamel dial has blued steel spade hands, black Roman hour numerals and Arabic five minute markings, with a gilded 'sight' ring to the outer edge.

DROCOURT

Type	Artist/Maker
Country of origin	Paris
Started working	Circa 1860
Stopped working	Circa 1910

Pierre & Alfred Drocourt were one of the top maker's of carriage clocks in the mid-to-late Victorian period, having a factory at Saint-Nicolas-d'Ailermont, the most important town for carriage clock manufacture at the time, as well as premises in Paris at Rue Debelleyme 28 and Rue de Limoges.
They made superb carriage clocks which were often decorative and were awarded numerous medals at exhibitions, such as the Bronze Medal at Paris 1867, the Silver at Paris 1878 and the gold at Paris in 1889. The son, Alfred, succeeded his father Pierre sometime in the 1870's.

Price

gbp 1850.00 (Pound Sterling)

Choose currency:
Please note: This is a guide conversion price only as we update our currency table every six hours, please check with dealer which currencies are an acceptable form of payment.

More information /
Purchase this item

Please email or call +44 (0)1395 268723 for more information or to purchase this item.

Status

FOR SALE

Keyword Search

Leigh Extence Antiques

Leigh Extence Antiques
The Grove
55 High Street
Honiton
Devon
EX14 1PW

Open: 10.30 - 5.00

Contacts:	Mr Leigh Extence
Telephone:	+44 (0)1395 268723
Mobile:	+44 (0)7967 802160
Website:	www.extence.co.uk

We are members of:

LAPADA - THE ASSOCIATION OF ART & ANTIQUES DEALERS

Established: 1981

We deal in:

Fine antique clocks, including bracket, longcase, carriage, lantern, mystery and wall clocks from the early 18th century onwards.

Search For...

Subject	Enquiry regarding PIERRE & ALFRED DROCOURT (c.1860-c.1910), A Corniche cased carriage clock
Name
Phone
Email
Message	Enter message...
If you do NOT want to receive newsletters from us regarding the antiques trade, please UNCHECK this box.

Select a Language

PIERRE & ALFRED DROCOURT (c.1860-c.1910)

Make an enquiry for more details