Lot 1249

A FINE FRENCH GILT BRASS AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL GRANDE SONNERIE STRIKING & REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK FOR THE CHINESE MARKET

Signed for L. Vrard & Co., Tientsin, circa 1900

Estimate: £2,500 - £4,000
Hammer price: £4,200
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

The Anglaise Riche style case richly decorated in a blue ground polychrome  cloisonné enamel, five bevelled glass rectangular panels, the dial with giltmetal mask and sweep centre seconds, alarm dial below the VI, the twin train movement with original silvered platform lever escapement, the movement No 112 and with Chinese inscription, striking and repeating on two blued steel coiled gongs, the base with three-point lever selector for the strike

20.5cm high


Another very similar carriage clock was sold in these rooms 18 & 18 May 2023, lot 752.


Condition report

Together with a key.  The case is in very good condition.  The left hand glass has a small chip to the inner surface at the upper left corner.  The movement strikes and chimes but is sluggish.  The clock ticks slowly for a short while before stopping.  It will require a service.

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