A French brass and champlevé enamel petite sonnerie carriage clock with alarm, for the Chinese market
Circa 1890
The anglaise riche case decorated with stylised bellflowers in polychrome enamels, with Greek key handle and glazed side panels, conforming mask to an off white enamel Roman chapter ring with plain gilt centre disc, matching alarm ring below, with blued steel hands and sweep centre seconds hand, the twin barrel movement with silvered platform to lever escapement with cut bimetallic balance, the back plate with petite sonnerie and alarm on on two gongs via three hammers and with Chinese character stamp (Buo Wei)
6¾in.(17cm.) high to hilt of handle
A French brass and champlevé enamel petite sonnerie carriage clock with alarm, for the Chinese market
Circa 1890
The anglaise riche case decorated with stylised bellflowers in polychrome enamels, with Greek key handle and glazed side panels, conforming mask to an off white enamel Roman chapter ring with plain gilt centre disc, matching alarm ring below, with blued steel hands and sweep centre seconds hand, the twin barrel movement with silvered platform to lever escapement with cut bimetallic balance, the back plate with petite sonnerie and alarm on on two gongs via three hammers and with Chinese character stamp (Buo Wei)
6¾in.(17cm.) high to hilt of handle
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