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PAIR OF TALL CANDELABRA OR CANDELABRUM, NEOGOTHIC STYLE. WROUGHT IRON....

Pair of Neo-Gothic style floor candelabras. Wrought iron. Spain, 20th century. Pair of wrought iron floor candelabras with a tripod base, a shaft decorated with small discs and ending in a circular plate, and a top made up of three levels of curved arms ending in floral elements, the third being the highest and ending in a spike. The set is inspired by 15th century Spanish lighting elements, specifically pieces known as “floridas” or “florid style”, prior to the development of openwork plates that occurred at the end of that century. Compare with older examples preserved in prominent institutions such as the Museu del Cau Ferrat in Sitges, the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (Madrid) etc.

· Size: 62x62x219 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0628
SILVER HEART SHAPED SPICES BOX. LÓPEZ PORTERO, MANUEL. SPAIN, GRANADA,...

Heart-shaped spice rack. Silver. Spain, Granada, 1870. With hallmarks and engraving marks. Silver spice rack in its heart shape with a spout curved towards one side that has two hinged lids and three spaces inside (partition at the top and not at the bottom); it rests on three legs decorated with classicist elements and has, towards the side, a series of fine smooth mouldings. The hallmarks are those of Granada, of the date, and of the silversmith Manuel López Portero, who also worked as a hallmark in the city. The shape of the piece does not follow the usual prototypes of the period or of the school to which it belongs (there is a known silver box in the shape of a heart in which an eagle with its wings spread out appears on its obverse and reverse, by the hand of Manuel López Portero and dated 1773, which is the portaviaticum of the parish church of the Encarnación in Laujar de Andarax). The decorative elements of the box can easily be included within the Neoclassical period. Weight: 250 grams.

· Size: 10x11.5x4 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1019
IRON APOTHECARY MORTAR. 18TH-19TH CENTURIES.

Iron pharmacy mortar. 18th-19th centuries. An old cast iron mortar for pharmaceutical use. It follows the usual structure for this type of utensil between the 15th and 19th centuries, with a truncated cone-shaped body with very thick walls that has vertical ribs and perpendicular protruding handles to facilitate gripping during use. In this case it shows eight polylobed ribs and two large handles with ends in the shape of a child's head, indicating that it would be a piece from the Baroque period or later, probably from the 18th or 19th centuries.

· Size: 40x31,5x26 cms. Mano: L. 40 cms
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MISCELLANEUS;MORTARS

Ref.: ZF1242
FLEMISH BRONZE MORTAR, 17TH CENTURY

Flemish mortar. Bronze. 17th century. It features a brand. A mortar with a circular base and an outward-curving mouth formed by the two upper bands. The body exhibits a slight entasis and is decorated with figurative relief motifs. In addition to a series of moldings on its outer surface, two male protomes (heads with mustaches and non-human features) and a band with various elements (scrolls, leaves, quadrupedal monsters) are visible at the bottom. Note also a circular "seal" (or so it appears) with the letters (HLB / RA/TE) surrounding an emblem flanked by vegetal elements and placed on three oval objects. Compare the present example with those by P. van den Ghein in the Royal Carillon School Museum “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen (although earlier), a 17th-century example in the Pharmacy Museum of Berlin (Germany), another in the Pharmacy Museum of the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain), etc. Weight: 4.6 kg.

· Size: 17x17x14 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1258
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BRONZE BRAZIER. POSSIBLY SPANISH SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY.

Frame for a hand brazier. Bronze. Possibly Spanish School, 16th century. A polygonal bronze frame for a brazier or table, raised on legs and featuring a decoration of human figures at the top, as a finial, and a series of openwork scenes on the front between Doric or Tuscan columns (human figures surrounded by plant and grotesque elements; two panels with handles), clearly influenced by Classicism. Weight: 1.1 kg.

· Size: 19x19x12 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1422
SILVER INCENSE BOAT (NAVICULAE). SANZ DE VELASCO, JUAN ANTONIO. VALLAD...

Naveta. Silver. SANZ DE VELASCO, Juan Antonio. Valladolid, Spain, 18th century. With contrasting marks. It shows repairs at the base and losses in the cresting. Boat. Silver. SANZ DE VELASCO, Juan Antonio (1720-1778). Valladolid, Spain, 18th century. With hallmarks. Boat with a circular base raised towards the foot by a series of stepped moldings. Its body is decorated with a cresting on the rim and an engraved composition of vegetal elements and volutes (on a background of stippled luster, a finish also used in the decorative motifs), a gadrooned element on one side, and a volute at the opening end. The hallmarks on the base place the piece's manufacture in Valladolid (note that it is the so-called "cutting mark," which some experts date to before the appointment of Antonio González Téllez as a certified assayer). The other hallmark present is that of Juan Antonio Sanz de Velasco (1720-1778), who served as a certified assayer in the city between 1743 and 1774/8. Apart from other surviving works by the master (many in private Spanish collections), the silver altar frontal of the Virgin of Sagrario (Valladolid Cathedral) stands out. It was crafted by the Valladolid silversmiths Juan Antonio Sanz de Velasco and Miguel Fernández Yáñez de Vega, who completed in the last third of the 18th century a work begun in 1693 by the silversmith José de Aranda. The shape of the piece is typical of this type of vessel for storing incense (in fact, the name naveta comes from "nave," meaning ship) dating back to the Middle Ages (e.g., the naveta in the Chapel of the Constables in Burgos Cathedral by Juan de Valladolid, from the 15th century), with variations in form and decorative elements depending on its origin, style, etc. Compare this piece with works preserved, for example, in the Diocesan and Cathedral Museum of Valladolid, another from the Museum of Navarre originating in Mexico and dated between 1634 and 1666, another from the 18th century in silver in its natural color from the Cathedral of Tuy (with a very different base), etc. Weight: 348 grams.

· Size: 16x10x9,5 cms,
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Ref.: Z5448
GILT BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE CLOCK GARNITURE IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, 19TH ...

Gilded bronze and white marble garniture in the Louis XVI style, 19th century. Composed of two vases on pedestals and a clock. The vases are identical: a polygonal base rests on four circular legs, supporting a low, fluted column decorated with two strings of pearls at its base. Above this is a tall-stemmed vase adorned with two handles shaped like plant stems. The clock sits on four legs, a semicircular base with a floral frieze, four columns, and another semicircular plaque. Distinguished by two intertwined flowering branches, it has a white dial with Arabic numerals, Louis XVI-style hands, and is topped by a vase. The clock's pendulum, shaped like a sun, emerges between the columns and decorative chains. The French style known as Louis XVI is characterized by its inspiration from classicism and spans approximately from 1760 to 1789. In the 19th century, numerous artistic movements from the past were revived, among which the aforementioned style stood out due to its inspiration, very much in line with the Neoclassicism of the time.

· Size: Reloj: 19x9x40 cms. Copas: 19x15x21 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;CLOCKS

Ref.: Z6190
DEVOTIONAL SILVER PENDANT. 17-18TH CENTURIES.

Reliquary cross. Silver, clear glass. 17th-18th century Devotional pendant made of silver and shaped like a Latin cross, decorated on the outside with simple scrolls, spikes, pearls and other elements of classical inspiration, as well as a ring to wear the jewel hanging from the neck. The front has seven oval holes (the one where the arms are crossed, which is larger) protected with transparent glass; the back is smooth, with the material in its colour. Typologically, there are similar examples of Portuguese origin, made of rock crystal and protected by silver bands, without the scrolls and other decorations, dating from between the 16th and 17th centuries, preserved in two private collections. The present jewel shows profiles with much more movement than these two, although the motifs and the simplicity of the lines respond to classicist influences. This type of jewellery was of great value to its owners, both for the materials from which it was made and for its content, which was considered sacred and protective. Despite this high value (or precisely for this reason), few examples of good quality and in good condition have reached us. There are medallions similar to the present one only in some important institutions such as the Fundación Valencia de Don Juan in Madrid, the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (Madrid), the Lázaro Galdiano (Madrid), the Museo de Creencias y Religiosidad Popular del Pirineo Aragonés (Abizanda, Huesca), the Metropolitan Museum (New York), etc. And in prominent religious institutions such as the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela or the Convent of the Descalzas Reales in Madrid.

· Size: 6,5x10 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;JEWELRY

Ref.: ZF0190
CRUET SET. SILVER, GLASS. RENÉ-PIERRE FERRIER, PARIS, FRANCE, 1775.

Set of cruets. Silver and glass. René-Pierre Ferrier, Paris, 1775. With contrast marks. Set of cruets with salver made of silver in its colour and transparent glass, consisting of two jugs with handle, elongated neck and spout, and a body with a circular base, with a faceted exterior, an oval tray with two supports for the jugs and two others for the stoppers (decorated with leaves and fruits). The tray has four volute-shaped legs, a decoration that is repeated at the ends of the tray, and two architectural shapes on the longer sides, right where the supports for the spice racks are located. The supports for the jugs have an openwork decoration based on architectural motifs framing baskets with grapes and vine leaves and flowers. The hallmarks on the silver pieces indicate that they were the work of René-Pierre Ferrier (his hallmark can be seen), made in Paris between 1775 and 1776 (crowned M; “Maison Commune” mark) and with the corresponding taxes paid (the crowned A -this one in particular was used in Paris between 1775 and 1781- and the bull's head -same as the previous one-). René-Pierre Ferrier was a French silversmith whose mark can be seen used on work from 1775, the year he achieved the status of master. The shape of the tray is reminiscent of other works by the same silversmith dating from the end of the century and with a more pronounced “nave or ship shape”. The decorative elements respond to Neoclassicism, a very popular style in France at the time. It is possible to find pieces similar to the present one in some private collections and in institutions such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (Petit Palais), dated between 1783 and 1784 (inventory PPO2012), or in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Weight: 558 gr. silver / 1245 gr. c/bottle.

· Size: 27x16x23 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0344
CAPITAL. GRANITE. SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY.

Capital. Carved granite. Spain, 16th century. Capital for a circular column made of carved granite, with volutes inspired by classical Corinthian capitals (three in total) and a series of mouldings. This is a common type in Spanish Renaissance buildings, as can be seen by comparing it with the Patio of the San Isidro or Los Orígenes museum in Madrid (Casa de los Vargas), the Cloister of Santa María de Ferreira de Pantón (Lugo), etc.

· Size: 60x60x40 cms. diam. columna 35 cms
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Ref.: ZF0755
WROUGHT IRON FIREDOG OR ANDIRON. 16TH CENTURY.

Morillo. Wrought iron. 16th century. A wrought-iron andiron of the type commonly used for cooking in large fireplaces or hearths. It has a series of hooks facing upwards to accommodate spits when the andirons are placed in pairs, and a semicircular "plate" to hold a pot or similar. Compare with the one in the Metropolitan Museum.

· Size: 35x92x102 cm
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Ref.: ZF0843
SILVER SHELL. GARCÍA REINA, MANUEL. TOLEDO, SPAIN, CIRCA 1730-1741

Baptismal shell. Silver in its colour. GARCÍA REINA, Manuel. Toledo, Spain, circa 1730-1751. With contrast marks, it is missing. A shell made of silver in its colour, with naturalistic details, and a top with a cartouche (on which there is an engraved element) and a simplified vegetal shape on one side (it is missing the symmetry to this). The contrasting marks are found in what would be the “ears” or “earlets”. A numerical mark can be seen on the outside. On the inside, hallmarks can be seen that identify the piece as having been made in the Spanish city of Toledo, when Diego Rodríguez de Lezama (or Lizana) was working as a hallmark, to whom the mark on the other ear belongs. The third mark, located under the location mark, identifies the piece as being made by Manuel García Reina, who was born around 1706 in Colmenar Viejo and trained in Madrid with Juan Löpez Sopuerta. He settled in Toledo around 1730, where he furthered his studies with Manuel Vargas Machuca, entering San Eloy in 1733. He was an approver in 1747 and 1755, and it is known that he had a shop since at least 1743 and is documented until 1772. Diego Rodríguez de Lizana or de Lezana was born in Bargas (Toledo) and trained with Juan de Jarauta, joining the Brotherhood of San Eloy de Toledo in 1699. He was an approver of the guild in 1715 and 1718, and worked as a contrast between around 1730 and his death in 1751 or 1754. His works are preserved in San Pedro Mártir, in the parish church of Miguelturra (Ciudad Real), in the cathedral of Lérida, etc. His work is preserved in Santo Domingo el Real, some cruets in the museum of Santa Cruz de Toledo, the parish of los Yébenes, etc. Weight: 98 grams.

· Size: 11x12x4 cms
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Ref.: ZF1376
SILVER “TEMBLADERA” (CUP). JUAN MONTERO, SALAMANCA, SPAIN, 18TH CENTUR...

Trembladera. Silver. Juan Ignacio Montero, Salamanca, 18th century. With contrast markings. Silver trembler in its natural color, smooth on the outside, decorated with two inverted "S" shaped handles adorned with external spikes. At the base of the piece are four hallmarks (flanking the hallmark line), which place the piece's creation in Salamanca (note the bull), with the involvement of Juan Ignacio Montero; two other hallmarks are also present, but they were not made. Juan Ignacio Montero was a silversmith and hallmarker, and the hallmark seen here appears to date from surviving works dated between 1759 and 1779, such as a reliquary altarpiece in the Parish Church of San Lorenzo in Segovia (by Manuel Cardeñosa, dated 1767). He is known to have served as a hallmarker in Salamanca between 1758 and 1781 and to have been active until 1779. He used a hallmark that included dates for the year, although sometimes the same mark was used in several years. Weight: 70 g.

· Size: 10x7x5 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;SILVER

Ref.: Z6251
POWDER HORN. SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY.

Powder keg. Engraved horn, rope, cork. Spain, 19th century. A container for storing gunpowder made from a cow horn and decorated on the outside with a series of figurative, geometric and vegetal engravings and inscriptions enhanced with dark or black ink or dye. The decoration is arranged in horizontal bands, with some elements enhanced with “frames” of crossed lines, and one can clearly see Latin crosses, floral elements, a coiled snake, various human figures (note in particular the male figures at the top, with firearms), quadrupeds, birds, fish and inscriptions in capital letters (names such as Manuel, intertwined initials...). Also known as “horns”, these types of vessels were usually made not by skilled and specialised workers, but by shepherds, ranchers, etc., using their own names, important elements from their area or for themselves, or motifs of great tradition in a certain area in their decoration. Compare this with the one by Pedro Doncel, dated 1855 and preserved in the Museum of Olivenza (Spain), or the one from 1883 in the Museo del Traje in Madrid (Spain).

· Size: 27x8x7 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1286
MUSTAR POTS AND SPICES BOWLS. SILVER, REGENT PLATE, GLASS. 20TH CENTUR...

Mustard and spice jars. Silver, "regent plate", glass. 20th century. Incomplete. With contrast marks. A collection of sixteen pieces (tubular salt shaker, three spice racks, mustard jars) bearing hallmarks. Some are English (from Birmingham, by AL Davenport Ltd, established around 1927, GJ Myatt & Co. Ltd., Arthur Willmore Pennington –established 1901–, S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd.; Goldsmiths' & Silversmiths' Company –established in London in 1880–; etc.), while others combine glass (both clear and transparent) with metal elements. Stylistically, they are inspired by traditional designs. Weight: 900 grams

· Size: 7x5,5x6,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF1374
PAIR OF BRONZE CANDLE HOLDERS. 16TH CENTURY.

Pair of candlesticks. Bronze. 16th century. A pair of bronze candlesticks with a raised, circular base enhanced by projecting, smooth moldings, a central axis decorated with discs, and a bulbous upper section. They belong to the type known as "spool candlesticks" and were common in certain European schools; for example, they can already be found in Spanish Gothic pieces, becoming very common thereafter. Over the following centuries, details such as the proportions of the base, its lines, and the upper finial would be varied, adapting them to the taste of each period.

· Size: 14x14x13,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1474
PAIR OF CHIMNEY ANDIRONS, GILT BRONZE. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.

Pair of andirons in gilded bronze and iron. France, 19th century. The area closest to the fireplace has been left undecorated. The front features two cupids with butterfly wings, a common detail in the 19th century, as well as the eggs, shields and plant elements that complete the figures. Shapes inspired by classicism are common in Neoclassicism and in all the decorative styles of the 19th century.

· Size: 25x20x10 cms.
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Ref.: Z3052
WROUGHT IRON DOOR KNOCHER. SPANISH SCHOOL, 15TH CENTURY.Y

Dog-shaped knocker. Wrought iron. Spanish School, 15th century. Wrought iron knocker with a star-shaped striking piece featuring engraved decoration and a zoomorphic end (the typology, common in the Spanish Gothic school, is known as "dog-shaped"). This type of knocker was common in important residences, and similar examples are preserved in institutions such as the Provincial Ethnographic Museum of León or on the doors of houses such as those in Valdespino de Somoza.

· Size: 15x5x21 cms.
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Ref.: Z3687
FRAME. WOOD. 18TH CENTURY.

Frame. Carved and gilded wood. 18th century. Rectangular frame made of carved and gilded wood that combines a thin smooth band on the inside, with another carved band with a band and another on the outside, in which smooth areas are combined with delicate plant details (these in the same finish as the rest of the molding, highlighted on a striped background). Nowadays, the value and appreciation of frames is on the rise due to the search for them by museums and important institutions, with the aim of giving the works the frames they would have had originally. Hence, similar examples are found in some paintings by Vermeer, for example, or can be found in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, in the Louvre Museum, in the British Museum and in the Victoria & Albert in London, etc.

· Size: 75x6x58 cms. / 50x38 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;FRAMES

Ref.: ZE225
SILVER INCENSE RECIPIENT (NAVETA). SPAIN, SALAMANCA, 1824-1850.

Naveta. Silver in its colour. Salamanca, Spain, 1824-1850. With contrast marks and text. Silver vessel in its colour with a circular, stepped base decorated with ready mouldings, a turned axis or base with lines, and an elongated upper part, with a lid on one side and a protuberance on the other side of the piece (note the damage here). The hallmarks on the edge of the upper part (under the hinged lid) and on the foot place the production of this naveta in Salamanca, during the years of the faithful hallmark known as Bernabé Hidalgo (apparently documented in 1840, considered by some to be active in the 18th and 19th centuries; there is evidence of a Bernabé Sahagún Hidalgo working as a hallmark in Salamanca between 1824 and 1850). The other hallmark could not be identified. Also note the legend “Billaberde” located on the foot of the piece. Weight: 454 grams.

· Size: 16x10x18 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;SILVER

Ref.: ZE438
LOVERS WITH CAGE. PORCELAIN.

Courtiers and Cage. Glazed porcelain. Johann Joachim model. Circa 1800 Glazed porcelain figure with a rock-like base and a pair of lovers dressed in 18th-century fashion, with the boy reaching out with his left hand toward a large birdcage. The piece is very similar to some figures titled "Lovers with Cages" made by Du Paquier (who opened a porcelain factory in Vienna in 1719) in 1737, examples of which are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Du Paquier, in turn, drew his inspiration from works done in Meissen by Johan Joachim Kaendler around 1736-1740 (varying in details such as replacing the German table with the Viennese table cage in some examples, or colors, for example). If we compare the present work with Du Paquier's works, we can see notable similarities in postures, elements, etc., but also important differences (colors, details, base of the figure, etc.).

· Size: 14x12x13 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC

Ref.: ZF0445
COMPENDIO HISTORICO DE LOS ARCABUCEROS DE MADRID… SOLER, ISIDRO. MADRI...

Historical compendium of the arquebusiers of Madrid… Soler, Isidro (fl. Ca. 1795). Madrid, 1795. Original, leather binding. 86 pages. Perfect condition. “Historical compendium of the arquebusiers of Madrid from their origin to the present day, with two plates in which are engraved the marks and countermarks that they used in their works”, by Isidro Soler, arquebusier of the King Our Lord. Printing house of Pantaleón Aznar, 1795, Madrid. 86 p., 2 hr. of engraving. Full leather binding with gilt spines and decorated interveins; gilt edges, counter-edges and cuts; cover with embossed and gilt borders framing a royal superlibris with the Golden Fleece and closed crown.

· Size: 15,5x1,5x20,5 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS

Ref.: ZF0568
POLYCHROMED AND GILDED WOOD FRAME. 17TH CENTURY.

Frame. Gilded and polychrome wood. 17th century. It presents loss in the lower left area. Frame made of carved wood, gilded and polychromed in certain areas, with decoration based on bands (alternating plain ones with others with vegetal and architectural elements) and a relief at the top with vegetal and architectural motifs, combining polychromy with gilding in this area and below. Note the similarity between the decoration and lines of this piece and certain Spanish Baroque altarpieces of the 17th century.

· Size: 105x16,5x101,5 / int 81x57 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;FRAMES

Ref.: ZF0631
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CLOCK WITH BELL GLASS. BRONZE, WOOD. 19TH CENTURY.

Table clock with lantern. Bronze, wood, glass. 19th century. Table clock with a base enhanced by a series of gilt bronzes in a distinct Renaissance and Classicist style. It features a rocky top (on which the white dial with Roman numerals is located), on which a young man leans, looking up at a vine with bunches of grapes. The clock is protected by a glass lantern with a wooden base decorated with light-colored marquetry, depicting floral and vegetal themes.

· Size: 40x20x27 cms. reloj 33x13x45 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;CLOCKS

Ref.: ZF0941