Carriage clock
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Enamel, porcelain, glass, gilt brass
Measurements
4 ins (h)2.5 ins (w)2.25 ins (d)
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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1274902
Summary
A brass carriage clock. Side panels with enamelled cherubs on painted glass. Black main dial with Roman numerals, alarm dial with Arabic numerals below, enamel decoration in spandrels. Clear glass back and top panels. Three position alarm control on base. (Red leather case with velvet lining elsewhere)
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950
Marks and inscriptions
"Aiguilles" engraved on back of movement. Alarm lever positions marked "Gde Sonnerie" "Silence" and "Pte Sonnerie"