French Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock

Name: French Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA434127
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks

Description

A fine quality Gilt Repeating Carriage Clock c.1890

Maker: French

Date: 1890

Height: 18.5cm Width: 10cm Depth: 8.5cm

A fine quality unusual Doucine style case with the original gilt finish. The well crafted case with shaped moulding and decorated edged, with bevel-edged glasses throughout. Fluted pillars to the four corners topped with Corinthian capitals and the handle to match. A fine and original clock in fully restored condition.

The fully serviced French eight day movement of typical high quality, striking the hours and the passing of the half hour on a blued steel coiled gong, with the facility to depress the button on the case top to repeat the last hour. The original silvered club-tooth lever platform escapement with blued steel hairspring and temperature compensated balance with brass timing screws. Blued steel spade design hands.

The circular silvered dial with Arabic hour numerals surrounded by a gilt mask.

All of our clocks have been sympathetically restored and have been expertly vetted for originality and good working order. For further details about us please visit our website www.story clocks.co.uk

Please contact us for a UK delivery cost.

For overseas customers we are able to offer a fully packed/crated and insured door to door shipping service with full instructions, please contact us for a price.

Physical Dimensions

Height

18cm (7.09")

Width

10cm (3.94")

Depth

8cm (3.15")

Declaration

FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA434127

Dealers Internal Reference

Doucine/16

Description

A fine quality Gilt Repeating Carriage Clock c.1890

Maker: French

Date: 1890

Height: 18.5cm Width: 10cm Depth: 8.5cm

A fine quality unusual Doucine style case with the original gilt finish. The well crafted case with shaped moulding and decorated edged, with bevel-edged glasses throughout. Fluted pillars to the four corners topped with Corinthian capitals and the handle to match. A fine and original clock in fully restored condition.

The fully serviced French eight day movement of typical high quality, striking the hours and the passing of the half hour on a blued steel coiled gong, with the facility to depress the button on the case top to repeat the last hour.

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The original silvered club-tooth lever platform escapement with blued steel hairspring and temperature compensated balance with brass timing screws.

FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks

Blued steel spade design hands.

fig 1. French Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock

The circular silvered dial with Arabic hour numerals surrounded by a gilt mask.

All of our clocks have been sympathetically restored and have been expertly vetted for originality and good working order. For further details about us please visit our website www.story clocks.co.uk

fig 2. French Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock

Please contact us for a UK delivery cost.

For overseas customers we are able to offer a fully packed/crated and insured door to door shipping service with full instructions, please contact us for a price.