Lewis Walduck
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Lot 119*
A mid 18th century French brass weight driven lantern timepiece with alarm F Roche, Lavalle
2 July 2025, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £2,000
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A mid 18th century French brass weight driven lantern timepiece with alarm
F Roche, Lavalle
The case surmounted by a turned finial and bell strap, four finials and pierced side frets, the front with crowned stylised mask over the 5 inch Roman dial with cruciform half-hour markers, the centre engraved with foliate decoration and signed F. Roche a Lavalle, with alarm setting disc and shaped blued steel hand. The side doors opening to reveal the single-train weight-driven movement with silk suspension verge escapement and alarm train. Ticking and sold together with weights. 24cms (9.75ins) high.
The case surmounted by a turned finial and bell strap, four finials and pierced side frets, the front with crowned stylised mask over the 5 inch Roman dial with cruciform half-hour markers, the centre engraved with foliate decoration and signed F. Roche a Lavalle, with alarm setting disc and shaped blued steel hand. The side doors opening to reveal the single-train weight-driven movement with silk suspension verge escapement and alarm train. Ticking and sold together with weights. 24cms (9.75ins) high.
Footnotes
F. Roche of Laval was active in the first half of the 18th century and is recognized as a known maker of lantern clocks However, little is recorded about his life.
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