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Recent Articles
A number of my recently published articles have been added to those already posted on the website.
To read these please click on the Exhibition Catalogues & Articles link above.
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Bourdin Carriage Clock N0.7 to include a summary of my hitherto unknown research into Athanese Bourdin.
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Queen Victoria: A carriage clock by Alfred Drocourt given to her favoured Godson Victor Biddulph, with the history and links to the associated families.
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Paul Garnier: An unsigned but signed engraved carriage clock.
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The Chaff-cutter escapement: examples of Paul Garnier's famous escapement as used in various style of clocks and a summary into my ongoing research into the actual makers of the movements.
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Armand Couaillet, head of the famous Couaillet Frères carriage clock making family, and an interesting link to Charles Elieson, pioneer Electric Car manufacturer, identified by a chance purchase of a postacard.
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Arsené Margaine with Lucien Simonnet: A superb carriage clock with a wonderful provenance linked to the Mills of Northern England.
Derek Roberts
Derek Roberts, who has died aged 93, was one of the world's leading horologists and a pioneer in the antique clock world.
As my mentor he was always there to encourage me from my first teenage steps in the clock world until his final years.
My obituary to Derek published in the Antiques Trade Gazette is available to read via the link below.
The Five Questions Interview - October 2023
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