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A late 17th century French silver mounted tortoiseshell religieuse Jacques Hory, France
16 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £12,500 inc. premium
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A late 17th century French silver mounted tortoiseshell religieuse
Jacques Hory, France
The top fitted with two suspension loops, surmounted by an arch with ebonised mouldings over the entablature and rectangular glazed door with silver foliate mounts, the sides decorated with breakarch tortoiseshell and ebonised panels, the interior veneered with olivewood panelling.
The 6.25 inch silver Roman and Arabic chapter ring with arrow half hour markers, pierced and engraved silver hands mounted on the velvet covered brass dial plate, with beaded winding aperture and engraved drapery lambrequin signed Jacques Hory, Paris.
The single train spring barrel movement with verge escapement, silk suspension, and cycloidal cheeks, the narrow rectangular plates united by four tapered baluster pillars. 35cm (13.75in)
The top fitted with two suspension loops, surmounted by an arch with ebonised mouldings over the entablature and rectangular glazed door with silver foliate mounts, the sides decorated with breakarch tortoiseshell and ebonised panels, the interior veneered with olivewood panelling.
The 6.25 inch silver Roman and Arabic chapter ring with arrow half hour markers, pierced and engraved silver hands mounted on the velvet covered brass dial plate, with beaded winding aperture and engraved drapery lambrequin signed Jacques Hory, Paris.
The single train spring barrel movement with verge escapement, silk suspension, and cycloidal cheeks, the narrow rectangular plates united by four tapered baluster pillars. 35cm (13.75in)
Footnotes
Literature:
H.M. Vehmeyer, Clocks, Their Origin and Development 1320-1880, Snoeck 2004. Item F13.