Margaine: A Superb French Striking Carriage Clock

Name: Margaine: A Superb French Striking Carriage Clock
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1063572
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Description

A delightful late 19th century French CARRIAGE CLOCK by the well-known maker Margaine, complete with its original high quality numbered leather travelling case and numbered key. The beautiful quality case, with its substantial shaped and reeded handle contains the eight-day movement which strikes hours and half-hours melodiously on a gong. It retains its original lever platform escapement and is signed with the Margaine trademark (the initials “A”and “M” either side of a beehive) lower left corner of the backplate.

It is complete with its very good gilt-tooled green leather numbered travelling case (9208) a number that also appears on the original winding key and on the movement of the clock itself. A very good Carriage Clock in particularly good condition and complete with all its original accoutrements.

** Francoise Arsène MARGAINE was a well-known French maker of beautiful Carriage Clocks. He worked at Rue Bondy 54, and at Rue Beranger 22, both in Paris and won the Silver medal for his “pendules” at the Paris Exhibition of 1878 and again in 1889. It is quite rare to find carriage clocks retaining their original numbered travelling cases and numbered keys after some 140 years or so. Highly recommended.

Physical Dimensions

Height

16cm (6.30")

Width

8.5cm (3.35")

Depth

8cm (3.15")

Declaration

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1063572

Dealers Internal Reference

5316/k

Dealers Notes

Shop Open: 10.00am - 6.00pm Monday-Saturday (Closed Sundays)

Description

A delightful late 19th century French CARRIAGE CLOCK by the well-known maker Margaine, complete with its original high quality numbered leather travelling case and numbered key.

“

The beautiful quality case, with its substantial shaped and reeded handle contains the eight-day movement which strikes hours and half-hours melodiously on a gong.

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

It retains its original lever platform escapement and is signed with the Margaine trademark (the initials “A”and “M” either side of a beehive) lower left corner of the backplate.

fig 1. MARGAINE: A SUPERB FRENCH STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK — fig 1. Margaine: A Superb French Striking Carriage Clock

It is complete with its very good gilt-tooled green leather numbered travelling case (9208) a number that also appears on the original winding key and on the movement of the clock itself. A very good Carriage Clock in particularly good condition and complete with all its original accoutrements.

fig 2. MARGAINE: A SUPERB FRENCH STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK — fig 2. Margaine: A Superb French Striking Carriage Clock

Francoise Arsène MARGAINE was a well-known French maker of beautiful Carriage Clocks. He worked at Rue Bondy 54, and at Rue Beranger 22, both in Paris and won the Silver medal for his “pendules” at the Paris Exhibition of 1878 and again in 1889. It is quite rare to find carriage clocks retaining their original numbered travelling cases and numbered keys after some 140 years or so. Highly recommended.