Miniature Time-only Carriage Clock and Carrying Case

Description:

Miniature Time-only Carriage Clock and Carrying Case, France, c. 1890, brass and beveled glass case with top-mounted handle, enamel arabic numeral dial, eight-day time-only movement regulated by a lever-platform escapement, all in a velvet-lined leather carrying case, ht. with handle extended 3 1/2 in.
Estimate $200-300

Clock ticks but does not stay running. Splits to the leather.


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