Stock No. | JH54 |
Height | 4 inches, including the cupid finial. |
Case | The case stands on dainty feet with an engraved dome top holding a silvered bell and a miniature cupid. Each side of the case portrays different stories of the centrally engraved woman. |
Dial | The oval silver dial centre is engraved with a woman viewing herself in her mirror, surrounded by methodological creatures. |
Movement | A key wound timepiece. |
Duration | 8 day. |
Provenance | Derek Roberts fine antique clocks and barometers, 1995. Private English collector. |
Comparative Literature | Carriage clocks: their history and development by Allix and Bonnert. Carriage and other travelling clocks by Derek Roberts. |
Escapement | Lever escapement. |
Condition | Good condition, rubbed in places. |
Miniature carriage clock by Planchon, Paris, Circa Late 19th Century
A rare French miniature carriage clock timepiece in the form of a renaissance table clock.
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Additional information
Dimensions | 5827373 cm |
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