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LEROY & FILS. Hgers.PALAIS ROYAL 13 & 15, PARIS. NO. 2748. A MOST IMPRESSIVE AND RARE GIANT ROCOCO CASED STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK OF THE VERY FINEST QUALITY WITH NINE PORCELAIN PANELS. CIRCA 1880.

All the castings on this gilded clock are beautifully executed. The elaborate handle has fine side supports formed by cornucopias of flowers. To the top of both the front and back of the case are a pair of amorini supporting a shield and there are further amorini to the four corners of the case.

The dial, set on a deep blue background, has Roman numerals and gilt hands with a ring of flowers inside them and the dial centre is decorated with blue and gold with the makers’ signature, Leroy & Fils, Palais Royal, 13 & 15 Paris. Regent Street 296, London.

The alarm disc below the main dial has Arabic numerals and is flanked by gilt decoration. At the bottom of the front, sides and back of the case are porcelain panels with floral decoration surrounded by gilding.

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Both side panels depict a courting couple in a pastoral scene with classical ruins and urns behind them. Above these panels on either side are further small panels, one featuring a tambourine and the other a quiver of arrows.

As well as Leroy’s number 2748 on the backplate, it also bears the number 6646, which is probably Henry Lamaille’s number, as his initials appear on the frontplate. He would either have supplied the roulant blanc or the finished movement.

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The clock strikes and repeats on a bell and this is also used for the alarm. The glass to the rear of the clock slides up to permit winding.

An identical clock is illustrated in ‘ A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks’ by Joseph Fanelli pages 92 & 93.

Height with / without handle : 9.5" / 8" ( 24 / 20.3 cms.)

Price band: D

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