Lot 8*
A fine and rare mid 19th century French engraved brass striking and repeating carriage clock with helical balance spring Stevenard Horloger Mecanicien a Boulogne sur Mer
14 – 15 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,657.50 inc. premium
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A fine and rare mid 19th century French engraved brass striking and repeating carriage clock with helical balance spring
Stevenard Horloger Mecanicien a Boulogne sur Mer
The tall rectangular case with shaped handle over bevelled glass panels and canted corners, signed white enamel Roman dial over subsidiaries for date and alarm, the signed movement with blued steel helical hairspring over a cut and compensated bimetallic balance to a club foot lever escapement, with rack striking on a bell. 19cms (7ins) high.
The tall rectangular case with shaped handle over bevelled glass panels and canted corners, signed white enamel Roman dial over subsidiaries for date and alarm, the signed movement with blued steel helical hairspring over a cut and compensated bimetallic balance to a club foot lever escapement, with rack striking on a bell. 19cms (7ins) high.
Footnotes
Pierre Stevenard (1801-1883) was a fine maker of automata and moving dolls, which he often set with clocks. His automata masterpiece was a wizard within a palace; it was exhibited in Paris and visited by King Louis Philippe.
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