Champleve Repeating Carriage Clock

A fine early repeating carriage clock in an engraved one piece case. With a gilt engin turned mask, and a white enamel dial and roman numerals. The gilded case is engraved with foliate scrollwork, the 8 day repeating movement with English lever platform escapement strikes on a gong, is regulated by a silvered english lever platform escapement, although unsigned this clock is of the highest quality and is likely to have been made by one of the great Parisian makers. The gong block is signed FD in an oval cartouche, this supplier was used by both Henri Jacot...

A very handsome & heavy cast 19th century French carriage clock with oriental inspired accents, the case showing stylized bamboo-shaped columns rising to a pagoda-style top fitted wi...