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Lot 1735 Dα

An officers travel clock by Hubert Sarton

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 17:30 - Decorative Arts - Furniture
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
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An officers travel clock by Hubert Sarton

Ormolu clock with white enamel dial with black and red numerals, domed glass, brass, steel. Two day running movement with verge escapement, grande et petite sonnerie, repeater, quarter hourly striking on two bells, and alarm. Signed on the dial "H: Sarton A LIEGE". Chips to the enamel of the winding holes, alarm hand and glass backing replaced. H 19 cm with handle folded down.
Liège and Paris, late 18th C.

Born in Paris, Hubert Sarton (1748 - 1828) learned his trade as a watchmaker in the Le Roy workshop. He then moved to Liège, where he resided until his death at the age of 80. Tardy mentions regulator clocks, pendulum clocks with musical striking and pocket watches with his signature. The gilded bronze case was probably ordered and produced in Paris to fit the movement.

Literature

The clockmaker Hubert Sarton mentioned in Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris 3/1972, p. 586.