A semi-miniature Cannallee cased carriage clock, the eight-day movement has a platform lever escapement and strikes the hours and half-hours on a gong with a push button repeat. The white enamel dial has black Roman numerals, blued steel hands and typical Jacot inner ring. The backplate is stamped with the serial number `5940`, which is repeated on the bottom of the case and the baseplate. The lever escapement is numbered `8823`. The inside of the backplate and the dialplate are both stamped with the 'secret' Jacot trademark, being an oval with the wording `H. Jacot` in the centre and the various medals awarded to the outside, the last one being 1878. The gong block is stamped F.D. within an oval. The gilded case is in the Cannalee style, with a five piece gorge style handle.
Complete with the original leather travelling box signed on the inside of the lid by the retailer `Le Roy et Fils, To The Queen, 57, New Bond Street, London`.
Height: 4¼ inches (not including handle); 5 inches (including handle)
* Henri Jacot was one of the best and most well-known of the French carriage clock makers in the Victorian period with an address at 31, Rue de Montmorency, Paris. The first Henri Jacot died in 1868 and was succeeded by his nephew also Henri. They won many medals at exhibitions in both Paris and London including the Gold medal in 1900. For a full history see 'Carriage Clocks' by Allix and Bonnert.
Showing size comparison against an average size carriage clock
Price: £3,000.00