This brass carriage clock known as the “Pompadour” by Charles Frodsham & Co has a white enamel dial with the chapters painted in Roman numerals.
The enamel dial is masked by a pierced fretwork design in lacquered brass. It has an 8-day movement which would have been hand-built by the Company''s craftsmen.
It has subsequently been cleaned and keeps very good time. Original key present.
Charles Frodsham & Co Ltd is the longest continuously trading firm of watch, clock and chronometer manufacturers in the world, and are synonymous with precision timekeeping instruments of the highest quality.
This Pompadour Carriage Clock was named after Madame de Pompadour, celebrated mistress of Louis XV of France. A clock of this same style was
reputed to have had pride or place in her Boudoir.
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Internal Reference: A3743
Antique Number: SA1024825
Dateline of this antique is 1940
Height is 16cm (6.3inches)
Width is 8cm (3.1inches)
Depth is 6cm (2.4inches)
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