A highly decorative ‘Sevres’ porcelain panelled French carriage clock, the 8-day movement with hour strike and passing half-hour strike on a gong with repeat work.

The gilt-brass accentuated gorge case is mounted with a ‘bleu céleste’ ‘Sévres’ porcelain panelled dial, depicting birds and flowers and a cherub and musician in a rustic setting. The Roman chapters are painted in gold and the fine blued steel Breguet style hands are original. Each panel is enhanced with a ‘bleu céleste’ border and gilt lines together with seed pearls and red and turquoise semi-precious stones. The side panels each show a stylised Greco-Roman Goddess in a costume of the period, one possibly Diana the Huntress with her dog and bow and arrow.

The high quality plated movement has a silvered platform with uncut balance, timing screws and ruby endstone.

Height: 5 ½ in (14 cm)

Width: 4 ⅛ in (10.45 cm)

Depth: 3 ½ in (9 cm)

HW6427