Lot 67
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A French brass striking eight day carriage clock
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A French brass striking eight day carriage clock

PAUL GARNIER, PARIS. CIRCA 1835

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A French brass striking eight day carriage clock
Paul Garnier, Paris. Circa 1835
The Series One (large) one piece case with bevelled glasses, typical wood block to base, sliding front and top glasses, wound through the silvered and engine-turned dial with Roman chapters, blued steel Breguet hands, the twin barrels movement with chaff-cutter escapement, rack strike with circular hammer on bell to the back plate signed Paul Garnier/Paris and P.G./Breveté
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high, handle down
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Charles Allix and Peter Bonnert, Carriage Clocks, Their History and Development, Woodbridge, 1974, pp.56-58, pls.II/19-22
Derek Roberts, Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks, Pennsylvania, 1993, pp.42-60
Tom Wotruba and Doug Adams, 'Paul Garnier, a Clever and Creative Carriage Clock Maker', NAWCC Bulletin, December 2007, pp.669-676

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