A LE MERLE-CHARPENTIER RED MARBLE AND ORMOLU MANTLE CLOCK CI...

A LE MERLE-CHARPENTIER RED MARBLE AND ORMOLU MANTLE CLOCK CIRCA 1890 the 3.5 inch white enamel dial inscribed 'Lemerle Charpentier, Gravelin Sr, Paris, Rue Charlot, the striking movement signed Lemerle Charpentier Fant de Bronzes, 261, Paris, housed in an architectural form case with four fluted columns and ormolu mounts, surmounted by an urn form finial 34 x 19.7 x 12 cm Provenance: From the Collection of the Late Antique Dealer and Horologist Jane Read (1935-2024) From an early age Jane was interested in how things worked, a trait passed down from her father who was an engineering rear admiral in the Royal Navy. She was practically minded and particularly drawn to clocks. For 25 years she had an antiques shop on Bermondsey Market which specialised in clocks and watches, and also ran Old Manor House antiques in the village of Brasted, Kent which at one point had 19 antiques shops, allowing dealers to share their expertise (and spare parts!). Jane was a well read and self-taught horologist who was also a charming, pretty and shrewd negotiator. She was well respected in the trade.

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