Diminutive French Brass Carriage Clock with Case

A fine 19th century French gilt brass carriage clock with calendar in the manner of Abraham Louis Breguet
The Classically inspired case with folding bud handle and four bud finials on an engine turned ground over rosettes and reeded columns to a matching base on button feet, the white enamel dial with blue Roman numerals, minute track and blued steel trefoil hands over a subsidiary date dial within an engine turned mask, the movement with twin barrels driving a gilt platform with bimetallic balance to a lever escapement, the strike and repeat on a bell behind a shuttered rear panel. Together with an associated mid 19th century leather covered travel case and a double ended key. 16cms (6.25ins) high.
Footnotes:
This carriage clock is closely modelled on the early travel clocks by the great Abraham Louis Breguet. Comparable examples by Breguet were sold in these rooms 11 December 2019, lot 106 (Breguet number 2889, circa 1804), lot 107 (Breguet number 4248, circa 1837) and lot 109 (Breguet number 2963, circa 1820).
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French Brass Carriage Clock with Case

French brass carriage clock in leather carrying case, 6 1/2" H x 4 1/2" W x 4" D. Provenance: Estate of August van der Becq, Westport, Connecticut.

Fine French Brass Carriage Clock & Case

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]C$200 – C$300[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd.[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]C$300[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Oct 07, 2017[/restrict]

French Carriage Clock in original case. Measures 3 3/4 in. x 2 in. Dial shows hairlines and amateur restoration.

French carriage clock, the brass corniche case

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$300 – $600[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Dallas Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$350[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]3:00 PM – May 17, 2006[/restrict]

with stepped cornice and rounded corners inset with beveled glass panels. The white porcelain dial with Roman numerals. Hour and half hour gong strike movement, stamped, “Aiguilles 152.” 7″H x 3.75″W x 3.25″D, Circa – 1890.

Fine French Brass Carriage Clock & Case

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]C$200 – C$300[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd.[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]C$300[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Oct 07, 2017[/restrict]

French Carriage Clock in original case. Measures 3 3/4 in. x 2 in. Dial shows hairlines and amateur restoration.

French gilt brass repeating carriage clock the case

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]£200 – £300[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Ewbank's[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]£380[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]2:00 AM – Dec 02, 2016[/restrict]

French gilt brass repeating carriage clock the case with fluted Corinthian columns, the eight day movement striking the hours and half hours on a gong. The white enamel face with Roman numerals, subsidiary alarm dial. 20cm high