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Striking 19th Century Carriage Clock with a Gilt-brass Corniche Case by Grohé
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.
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Striking 19th Century Carriage Clock with a Gilt-brass Corniche Case by Grohé

19th century
Description

A most attractive eight-day striking carriage clock, signed on the enamel dial GROHÉ 7 WIGMORE STREET LONDON, circa 1870. This is almost certainly a French clock made for the English market by James Grohé and retailed by him.

The gilt brass case is made in the so-called corniche style and has facetted glass panels to all sides so that the movement is almost entirely visible. The top has an oval window through which the original silvered platform escapement can be seen. At the back, there is a door giving access to the winding and setting arbors, with the word HANDS and an arrow to indicate the direction to turn. The clock is surmounted by a typically shaped carrying handle.

The spring-driven, eight-day movement of this beautiful clock is constructed between plates. It consists of going and striking trains. The going train has an English lever escapement on a silvered platform with hairspring balance and regulation. It can be adjusted by a regulator pin which can be seen through the window in the top and is accessible through the back door. The striking indicates the hour fully and the half hours with a single stroke on a bell. The backplate is marked with the maker's name and nicely engraved in longhand: Grohé London.

The circular enamel dial is set in a fine elaborately engraved gilt-brass mask and has a Roman chapter ring with Arabic five-minute and minute divisions. The time is indicated by a pair of blued-steel Breguet hands.

Dimensions: H 16 cm (Handle up) x W 8.5 cm x D 7.5cm.

Physical Dimensions
Height
16cm (6.30")
Width
8.5cm (3.35")
Depth
7.5cm (2.95")
Declaration

Alexander George Antiques Ltd. has dated this Gilt Brass Carriage Clock to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA715662
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Description
A most attractive eight-day striking carriage clock, signed on the enamel dial GROHÉ 7 WIGMORE STREET LONDON, circa 1870.
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This is almost certainly a French clock made for the English market by James Grohé and retailed by him.
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.
fig 1. A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals.
fig 1. Striking 19th Century Carriage Clock with a Gilt-brass Corniche Case by Grohé

The gilt brass case is made in the so-called corniche style and has facetted glass panels to all sides so that the movement is almost entirely visible. The top has an oval window through which the original silvered platform escapement can be seen. At the back, there is a door giving access to the winding and setting arbors, with the word HANDS and an arrow to indicate the direction to turn. The clock is surmounted by a typically shaped carrying handle.

fig 2. A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals.
fig 2. Striking 19th Century Carriage Clock with a Gilt-brass Corniche Case by Grohé

The spring-driven, eight-day movement of this beautiful clock is constructed between plates. It consists of going and striking trains. The going train has an English lever escapement on a silvered platform with hairspring balance and regulation. It can be adjusted by a regulator pin which can be seen through the window in the top and is accessible through the back door. The striking indicates the hour fully and the half hours with a single stroke on a bell. The backplate is marked with the maker's name and nicely engraved in longhand: Grohé London.

fig 3. A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals.
fig 3. Striking 19th Century Carriage Clock with a Gilt-brass Corniche Case by Grohé

The circular enamel dial is set in a fine elaborately engraved gilt-brass mask and has a Roman chapter ring with Arabic five-minute and minute divisions. The time is indicated by a pair of blued-steel Breguet hands.

Dimensions: H 16 cm (Handle up) x W 8.5 cm x D 7.5cm.

Height
16cm (6.30")
Width
8.5cm (3.35")
Depth
7.5cm (2.95")
Date of Manufacture

Alexander George Antiques Ltd. has dated this Gilt Brass Carriage Clock to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA715662
Alexander George Antiques Ltd.
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Archive I A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals.

Striking 19th Century Carriage Clock with a Gilt-Brass Corniche Case by Grohé

Archive II A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals. View II
Archive III A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals. View VIII
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Oxfordshire
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United Kingdom

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A 19th-century gilt-brass carriage clock featuring a rectangular corniche case, a top folding handle, an engraved foliage face mask, and a white circular dial with Roman numerals.
Striking 19th Century Carriage Clock with a Gilt-Brass Corniche Case by Grohé
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Originating in the early 19th century, a carriage clock is a small, portable timepiece designed for travel, featuring a top carrying handle and glass side panels.

These timepieces are constructed using cast and chased gilt brass, fitted with bevelled glass panels, steel hands, and an enamelled or engraved brass dial mask.

Authentic period pieces feature heavy cast gilt-brass casings, maker signatures or marks engraved on the movement or dial, precision escapements, and hand-engraved scrollwork.

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