TWO FRENCH BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCKS AND A TIMEPIECEINCLUDING AN EXAMPLE BY DROCOURT, PARIS, LATE 19th CENTURYThe first a gilt alarm repeater with two train eight-day movement incorporating silvered platform lever escapement regulated by sprung bimetallic balance, the backplate with oval D.C. trademark for Drocourt and numbered 7396 to the lower left, the inside lower edge of the frontplate also numbered 4805, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with moon hands and alarm setting dial to lower margin, in a bevel glazed frosted gilt cornice type case; the second two-train sounding the hours on gong only and with silvered platform lever escapement regulated by sprung bimetallic balance, the backplate numbered 7623, with white enamel Roman numeral dial and in an obis type bevel-glazed case; the third an unsigned timepiece with replaced platform, numbered 148 to backplate and with white enamel Roman numeral dial in bevel-glazed case incorporating double-cavetto top mouldings and channelled canted angles, (3).The Drocourt 14,5cm (5.75ins) high with handle down, 9.5cm (3.75ins) wide, 8cm (3.25ins) deep.Pierre Drocourt is recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development with further additions and corrections from research undertaken by Leigh Extence (available online) as born in 1819 and setting up in business as a clockmaker in Paris in 1853. He initially worked from Rue Limoges (later called 28 Rue Debelleyme after the rationalisation and merger of Streets in 1865), Paris and was succeeded by his son, Alfred (born 1847), in 1872. The blancs roulants, rough movements, were made in Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont, a town outside Dieppe, where Drocourt had workshops until their sale in 1904, being premises purchased from Holingue frères in 1875 who had previously supplied Drocourt. The firm was awarded numerous international exhibition medals and mentions including Silver in Paris 1878 and Gold in 1889.