OnlineGalleries.com Twitter Feed Follow OnlineGalleries.com on Facebook
Select Language
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish

Select a Language

 Close
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Login
hr

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

French Alarm Carriage Clock (c. 1900 France)

Back to Results Make an enquiry regarding this item
Slide up
Slide down

Make an enquiry regarding this item
Item Stock Code

S186B

UK/USA Dimensions

  6.00 inch high

European Converted Dimensions

  15.24 cm high

Current Item Condition

Fully overhauled and guaranteed.

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

French carriage clock in polished brass case with 8 day timepiece alarm movement on a bell, with alarm set dial on the backplate.
White enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute circle.
Backplate bearing the stamp of Drocourt, the dial with the name of the original retailed W. Thornhill & Co., 144 - 145 New Bond St., London.

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.
Read more

Price

gbp 690.00 (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)20-8788 1407 for more information or to purchase this item.

Status

FOR SALE



Back to Results Make an enquiry regarding this item

Keyword Search
Search within current results
The Clock Clinic Ltd

The Clock Clinic Ltd
85 Lower Richmond Road
Putney
London
SW15 1EU
England

Open: Open Tuesday-Friday 9-6; Saturday 9-1

Contacts: Rob Pedler, Jane Pedler
Telephone: +44 (0)20-8788 1407
Fax: +44 (0)20-8780 2838
Website: www.clockclinic.co.uk
We are members of:
BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION
BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION
LAPADA - THE ASSOCIATION OF ART & ANTIQUES DEALERS
LAPADA - THE ASSOCIATION OF ART & ANTIQUES DEALERS
Established: 1973
We deal in:

Antique clocks and barometers

Search For...