Lot Essay
A Sedan clock of closely related design but lacking the decorative panels of the present example is illustrated in Derek Roberts, Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks, Schiffer 1993, p.115, fig.6-58.
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NO.594. CIRCA 1890
Details
A French cast brass Sedan chair striking carriage clock
No.594. Circa 1890
The case cast with foliate designs and with medallions depicting romantic encounters, with fleur-de-lys finial, solid rear door, with painted ivorine side panels under bevelled glasses, each with semi-erotic scenes depicting 'a gentleman denied his pleasures', the dial with foliate engraved gilt mask and two-tone painted Arabic chapters, blued steel hands, the eight day spring barrels movement with bimetallic lever escapement and strike on gong, back plate stamped 594
11 1/8 in. (28 cm.) high
No.594. Circa 1890
The case cast with foliate designs and with medallions depicting romantic encounters, with fleur-de-lys finial, solid rear door, with painted ivorine side panels under bevelled glasses, each with semi-erotic scenes depicting 'a gentleman denied his pleasures', the dial with foliate engraved gilt mask and two-tone painted Arabic chapters, blued steel hands, the eight day spring barrels movement with bimetallic lever escapement and strike on gong, back plate stamped 594
11 1/8 in. (28 cm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium