Lot 309

Fecit Cabrier, London, Movement No. 1317, 90 mm, 598 g, circa 1760
A coach clock with quarter hour/hour repeater
Case: silver, florally engraved, pierced, pusher for repeater via pendant. Dial: silver, champlevé. Movm.: full plate movement, gilt, chain/fusee, 1 hammer, 1 bell, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
Charles Cabrier II
Charles Cabrier's father (a French watchmaker who emigrated to England after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes) and his son - Charles Cabrier II were both reputed makers as well. Cabrier himself began his apprenticeship in 1719, was a member of the Clockmakers' Company from 1726 on and a master from 1757 until 1772. Until 1759 he had a workshop in 79 Broad Street, near Finsbury Circus; he then moved to Pig Street - which does not exist anymore - near Threadneedle Street. Baillie mentions Charles Cabrier II as a "famous maker", Britten calls him a "celebrated maker".
Provenance: Renowned private collection in Vienna

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