19th Century Small French Travel Brass and Cloisonné Enamel Carriage Clock Officer Watch

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Small travel clock, so-called Officer Watch, Carriage Clock or Pendulette de Voyage Pendule d’officier.
19th century antique miniature brass eight-day … Read more Small travel clock, so-called Officer Watch, Carriage Clock or Pendulette de Voyage Pendule d’officier.
19th century antique miniature brass eight-day carriage clock having a quality brass case, eight-day french movement, enamelled dial with elegant original hands, and bevel-edged glass. It is in good working order with the original key. Chinoiserie panels on Copper – enamelled panels reflecting a distinct Chinese influenced artistic style. A pretty example in lovely original condition. The nice clock comes in working order and has a slight crack to the top left corner of the dial hardly noticeable.
Measures:
W 6 cm/2.3 in
D 5 cm/ 1.9 in
Height to top of handle 12 cm/4.7 in
Weight - 475 gr
Working order, cleaned and oiled
The Cobden-Chevalier Treaty of 1860 between Great Britain and France saw clocks, among other items, be exported in great quantity free of tariffs. Britain became a principal market of French clocks.
This probably explains the inscription in English on the enamel dial "Made in France", and on the back of the plate "Hands".
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