Several signatures on the front and
back. The dials are signed, "L Epée",
which is the name of the French com-
pany of Frederic & Cie, inventor of a
platform escapement for carriage
clocks, exported worldwide, and sur-
vived WWII. Last sales records were
1970. Both dials are signed "France",
and at the bottom on little brass
plaques are the initials, "C" and "La",
which backwards is their trade name,
"A L C". This double dial carriage is
about 3" wide, 3" tall, has five perfect beveled glasses, perfect dials and
hands, the original key, and overall is like new. One winding arbor, two
hand set arbors, and the 8 day movement is running briskly. The back
plate is signed with their trademark, and "Made In France / 11 Eleven
Jewels". ($810) $300-$600.
strike, and repeat. The brass case is
near perfect, bright and clean. It is 7"
tall, has five perfect beveled glasses,
perfect porcelain dial and hands. It
looks almost new but there are several
service signatures and dates on the
base. It is running, striking on a coil
gong affixed to the movement plate,
and by pushing the button on top, it
repeats the last hours struck. Winding
key included. ($750) $500-$1000.
clock, pearl and
silver case. Made
like a drum and
stands on four
small feet. Pretty
much hollow
inside except for a
mini watch type
movement, and it
is running. It is
about 1¼" high.
of the size. The front dial ring, all the back, and around the entire case
side, is pearl. There have been some minor repairs to the pearl; the front
dial ring was repaired. I can find no signature anywhere, but there are
numbers inside the case. The movement winds and sets like a watch, the
stem is underneath. ($375) $100-$250.
time only. Brass case is 3¾" high, has
five perfect beveled glasses, handle
and knob, everything original.
Movement signed with a serial num-
ber only, "5000". Porcelain dial and
original French hands. Small hairline
in the dial emulating from the hand
arbor. It does not have a regular car-
riage double ended key but I did
enclose a winding key. The hands are
easy to turn. It is running, albeit a lit-
tle sluggish. I put a smidgen of oil on
the balance wheel and it then ran.
($206) $100-$200.
time only. The case is much cleaner
and brighter than #398, also the
porcelain dial is perfect and it has
original hands. There are five beveled
glasses, all perfect. Handle, door
knob, and original winding key. The
movement is signed, "Paris", and it
has a serial number on the movement
plate and underneath on the base.
Some or all of these carriage clocks
have not been run in 20-30 years.
They may run sluggishly until loos-
ened up. They were all serviced and
made to run as they were purchased.
($265) $150-$250.
day, time, sweep second hand,
strike, alarm, and repeat, ca
1885. Five beveled glasses, all
very good and there may be one
place there is a small chip or it
may be a flaw. Large porcelain
dial with two dial rings and four
hands. Time ring on top, alarm
ring on the bottom and the dial is
very nice and free of any hair-
lines. After I took the picture the
seconds hand fell off the arbor.
Sorry, you will have to have a
professional put it back on. The
dial is signed by the selling deal-
er, "L. Vrard & Co. / Shanghai".
Brass case is 8" tall, engraved
designs on every piece of brass
top to bottom. 8 day movement
is running, strikes half hours and
hours on a silver bell attached on
the back plate, alarms on a larger
bell underneath the base. Push
the knob on top to make the
movement repeat the last hour strike. Purchased at Southeby's Auction
over 25 years ago for $1650. $1000-$1500.