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A Superb 19th Century Eight Day Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock, Circa 1870.
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.
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A Superb 19th Century Eight Day Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock, Circa 1870.

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A superb nineteenth century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock of typical size, c. 1870. The gilt-brass gorge case has glass panels to all sides, and there is a viewing window with an extra mask at the top showing the escapement. It is surmounted by a shaped carrying handle and a repeat button and has its original gilding.

The spring-driven movement consists of going and striking trains, as well as an alarm. The going train has its original lever escapement on a silvered platform. The striking has three different positions, which are set by a lever in the bottom plate: strike, silence and quarters. The grande sonnerie system strikes the hours and the quarter hours on all quarters on two gongs of different pitch, whereas with quarters (petite sonnerie), it only strikes the hour on the hour and the quarter hours on the quarters. The repeat will always strike the hour and the last quarter hours struck.

The rectangular enamel dial is marked in the following manner

W. JOHNSON

54 THREADNEEDLE ST

Royal Exchange

LONDON.

It has a Roman chapter ring with five-minute and minute divisions. The time is indicated by a delicate pair of blued steel Breguet hands. The lower Roman dial has a small blued-steel hand indicating the alarm time.

The clock has just been fully restored and comes with a two-year guarantee.

Height: 17.5cm with handle up (14 handle down)

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Alexander George Antiques Ltd. has dated this Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock to the 19th Century.

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A superb nineteenth century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock of typical size, c. 1870.
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The gilt-brass gorge case has glass panels to all sides, and there is a viewing window with an extra mask at the top showing the escapement.
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.

It is surmounted by a shaped carrying handle and a repeat button and has its original gilding.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock featuring bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a top handle, and a brass winding key.
fig 1. A Superb 19th Century Eight Day Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock, Circa 1870.

The spring-driven movement consists of going and striking trains, as well as an alarm. The going train has its original lever escapement on a silvered platform. The striking has three different positions, which are set by a lever in the bottom plate: strike, silence and quarters. The grande sonnerie system strikes the hours and the quarter hours on all quarters on two gongs of different pitch, whereas with quarters (petite sonnerie), it only strikes the hour on the hour and the quarter hours on the quarters. The repeat will always strike the hour and the last quarter hours struck.

fig 2. A nineteenth-century gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock featuring bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a top handle, and a brass winding key.
fig 2. A Superb 19th Century Eight Day Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock, Circa 1870.

The rectangular enamel dial is marked in the following manner

W. JOHNSON

54 THREADNEEDLE ST

Royal Exchange

LONDON.

It has a Roman chapter ring with five-minute and minute divisions. The time is indicated by a delicate pair of blued steel Breguet hands. The lower Roman dial has a small blued-steel hand indicating the alarm time.

The clock has just been fully restored and comes with a two-year guarantee.

Height: 17.5cm with handle up (14 handle down)

Date of Manufacture

Alexander George Antiques Ltd. has dated this Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1157213
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Archive I A nineteenth-century gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock featuring bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a top handle, and a brass winding key.

A superb 19th century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock, circa 1870.

Archive II A nineteenth-century gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock featuring bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a top handle, and a brass winding key. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock featuring bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a top handle, and a brass winding key. View III
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Buscot
Oxfordshire
SN7 8DA
United Kingdom

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A nineteenth-century gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock featuring bevelled glass panels, a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a top handle, and a brass winding key.
A superb 19th century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock, circa 1870.
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A grande sonnerie carriage clock is a high-grade mechanical timepiece developed in the nineteenth century that automatically strikes both the hours and quarters at every quarter-hour, often featuring a mechanism to repeat the strike on demand.

Traditional carriage clocks were constructed with heavy gilt brass or bronze cases, bevelled glass panels to expose the movement, and porcelain or white enamel dials paired with blued steel hands.

Authentic pieces typically exhibit cast gilt brass cases with crisp moulding, hand-painted or enamelled dials, high-quality spring escapements visible through glass panels, and makers marks stamped directly onto the back plate of the movement.

An antique carriage clock can be displayed as a refined accent piece on a fireplace mantelpiece, integrated into a dark wood bookshelf, or styled alongside contemporary glassware on a home office desk.

The gilt brass casing should be gently dusted with a soft, dry microfibre cloth, avoiding harsh chemical polishes that can wear down the gold gilding. The internal mechanical movement should be serviced every five to seven years by a professional horologist.
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