Lewis Walduck
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Lot 35
A good late 18th century Belgian Ormolu striking mantel clock Hubert Sarton, Liège
2 July 2025, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,280 inc. premium
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A good late 18th century Belgian Ormolu striking mantel clock
Hubert Sarton, Liège
Surmounted by a swagged urn finial on a break-arch top with four berried foliate finials to the corners, the front applied with gilt and chased mounts depicting musical instruments within foliate surrounds, the sides with classical detailing set on a shaped base with applied floral mounts to each corner, all set on a white marble plinth sitting on four gilt feet. The 4.5 inch white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, signed to the centre H. Sarton, A Liège, with gilt beetle and poker hands. The drum movement of characteristic design striking the hours on a bell via an external countwheel mounted to the backplate. Ticking and striking. 38cms (15 ins) high.
Surmounted by a swagged urn finial on a break-arch top with four berried foliate finials to the corners, the front applied with gilt and chased mounts depicting musical instruments within foliate surrounds, the sides with classical detailing set on a shaped base with applied floral mounts to each corner, all set on a white marble plinth sitting on four gilt feet. The 4.5 inch white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, signed to the centre H. Sarton, A Liège, with gilt beetle and poker hands. The drum movement of characteristic design striking the hours on a bell via an external countwheel mounted to the backplate. Ticking and striking. 38cms (15 ins) high.
Footnotes
Hubert Sarton (1748–1828) was born in Paris and apprenticed to the renowned Julien Le Roy, likely around 1772. He later settled in Liège, where he gained prominence for his intricately constructed skeleton regulators. In 1782, he published a treatise on clockmaking in Liège. (see: Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, p. 586).
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