Lewis Walduck
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Lot 20*
A late 19th century French brass miniature repeating cannelee cased carriage timepiece Brunelot, Paris
2 July 2025, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£500 - £700
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A late 19th century French brass miniature repeating cannelee cased carriage timepiece
Brunelot, Paris
The case surmounted by a carrying handle above a rectangular bevelled observation window and repeat button to a moulded top, over bevelled glass side and back panels, all set on a moulded base. The 1.25-inch white enamel rectangular dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. The movement with a single going barrel powering the train to a lever platform escapement, the backplate stamped Depose ABV, with a small bell mounted to the backplate and hour repeat activated via the button above. The inside of the front plate stamped B 100 the mark of Brunelot, Paris Currently ticking. 9cms (3.75ins) high.
The case surmounted by a carrying handle above a rectangular bevelled observation window and repeat button to a moulded top, over bevelled glass side and back panels, all set on a moulded base. The 1.25-inch white enamel rectangular dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. The movement with a single going barrel powering the train to a lever platform escapement, the backplate stamped Depose ABV, with a small bell mounted to the backplate and hour repeat activated via the button above. The inside of the front plate stamped B 100 the mark of Brunelot, Paris Currently ticking. 9cms (3.75ins) high.
Footnotes
The circular "B" stamped on the back of the front plate, accompanied by the number 100, is generally accepted as the maker's mark of Brunelot—a Parisian clockmaker active in the second half of the 19th century. The number likely refers to the movement's production sequence. Brunelot was granted a patent for a pendulum suspension on 13 September 1865 while based at 24 Ménilmontant. Tardy lists him as active at Rue du Temple by 1870, and records show the dissolution of his partnership with Cayar at 10 Rue Oberkampf on 10 February 1875—Brunelot remained at that address. He was awarded a bronze medal in 1876 (Revue Chronométrique), exhibited carriage clocks at the 1878 and 1889 Paris Expositions (receiving an honourable mention in 1878), and was granted a second patent in 1885 for a dual 12/24-hour time display. In 1886, he joined the Société d'Horlogerie, introduced by Rodanet. Notably, his carriage clocks typically bear the "B" in a circle mark, while other clocks may show "JB" in an oval.
The clock is also stamped Déposé, a French term meaning "registered," indicating that a design or trademark was officially filed but not identifying the maker.
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