Lot 1251

A FRENCH GILTBRASS AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MINIATURE CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET

Circa 1900

Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer price: £1,000
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

The Anglaise Riche style case with a blue ground cloisonné enamel and polychrome floral decoration, with five bevelled glass panels, the circular white enamel dial with Roman chapters and red five-minute markers, within a silvered engine-turned rectangular mask, original platform lever escapement, the backplate numbered 967 and with Chinese characters

10.7cm high (handle up)


Another very similar timepiece was sold in these rooms 17 & 18 May 2023, lot 751.


Condition report

Together with a key.  The clock is not ticking.  It requires a service.  The dial has some hairline cracks. Otherwise in good condition.

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