Clockwise Antique Clocks - Carriage Clocks

ROSEWOOD CARRIAGE CLOCK

A beautiful carriage or mantel clock in a fine rosewood veneered case with floral marquetry on the top and sides and on the plinth which has rounded corners and an ebonised top moulding. The case is delineated by boxwood line inlays. The front glass lifts out for winding, there is a top inspection glass and a lift off back. There is a gilt brass carrying handle. The enamel dial has Roman numerals and is signed Hry. Marc a Paris. The hands are blue steel slit moon pattern. There is a patent adjuster over the XII. The circular movement has anchor escapement with the adjuster for timing. There is a countwheel strike sounding the hours on a silvery bell. The backplate is imprinted with the Hry. Marc – Paris oval logo and also with the Vincenti & Co. Medaille d’Argent circular stamp. The plate and the pendulum bob is numbered 14140. c.1870

Stock No: CA 7121 Price: £1250

CARRIAGE CLOCK
Dent - Pons -Soldano

An excellent carriage clock in a fine gilded Corniche case with thick beveled glasses on the front, back and sides and with oval glass on top for platform inspection. Height 5”. This clock was made for Dents, 61 Strand,
London by Pons and the beautiful silvered lever escapement with English scape wheel is one of the renowned platforms made by Soldano. The movement has rack strike sounding the hours and half hours on a bell. The backplate has the Pons 1827 Medaille d’or imprint and the platform has the J.S.Paris trademark and the J. Soldano imprint. The enamel dial has Roman numerals and blue steel moon hands. Dents were famous London clockmakers and were the makers of Big Ben; they moved to 61 Strand in 1840. Pons, Honore was very important French clockmaker who reorganized the French industry and won awards for his clocks in 1819, 1823, 1827 & 1834.On his best carriage clocks he used the fine escapements made by J. Soldano of Paris and Geneva. c.1850

Stock No: CA 773 Price: £950

FINE CARRIAGE CLOCK
A fine hour repeat carriage clock by Henri Jacot in gilt brass Corniche case with oval top prism, carrying handle and repeat button. The enamel dial has Roman numerals and blue steel spade hands. The 8 day movement has 13 jewel lever escapement on a silvered platform and rack strike sounding hours and half hours on a gong with hour repeating mechanism. The backplate has the Jacot parrot impressed trademark with the inital JH and the number 5259 and the inside front plate is stamped with oval lozenge "H. Jacot, Paris" with the medal dates 1862, 1865, 1867 & 1878. The original key has the same 5259 number.

Henri Jacot, 31 rue de Montmorency, Paris won Bronze medal at the Paris shows in 1855 & 1862 but he died in 1865. He was succeeded by his nephew of the same name who was responsible for the production of these superb carriage clocks with the parrot trade marks which later won silver and gold medals in 1877 & 1900. This clock is Circa 1880.

Stock No: CA483 Price: £2200