A VICTORIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL EIGHT DAY TIMEPIECE CARRIAGE CLOCK
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A VICTORIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL EIGHT DAY TIMEPIECE CARRIAGE CLOCK

LUND, LONDON. THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A VICTORIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL EIGHT DAY TIMEPIECE CARRIAGE CLOCK
LUND, LONDON. THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
CASE: veneered in mother-of-pearl to all sides, front, sides and top applied with gold and polychrome enamel spandrels and mounts centred by enamel plaques painted with portraits of children in rustic costume, the front centred by an enamel plaque painted with a scene of Windsor castle DIAL: engraved centre to gold dial, blued steel fleur-de-lys hands MOVEMENT: single chain fusee, monometallic balance to platform with underslung English lever escapement, the front plate stamped 'LUND'; travel box, winding key
5½ in. (14 cm.) high, over handle, 3½ in. (9 cm.) wide; 3 in. (7.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Earls of Stanhope, Chevening, Kent.
Sotheby's Geneva, 16 May 1995, when acquired by the present owner.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

It is extremely unusual to find Victorian carriage clocks cased in mother-of-pearl and the gold and enamel mounts on the present example add to its rarity. It is likely to be a unique piece and would almost certainly have been a special commission; few clockmakers would have gone to the undoubted expense of creating such a singular clock without being sure of a sale. The enamel plaque depicting Windsor Castle hints at a possible Royal connection.

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