A FINE FRENCH GILT BRASS, CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND PAINTED PANEL INSET MINIATURE CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE UNSIGNED, PARIS, LATE 19th CENTURY The rectangular eight-day single train movement with platform cylinder escapement, the circular blue on white enamel Roman numeral dial with gilt star half hour markers, blued steel spade hands and gilt bezel set within a rectangular painted enamel panel decorated with a Watteauesque scene of 18th century courting couple within a garden landscape, the corniche type frosted gilt brass case of Mignonnette No. 2 size with polychrome enamel decorated hinged scroll handle over bevel-glazed top bordered with fine conforming coloured enamelled scrollwork, cavetto cornice and caddy-moulded corner uprights, the sides with further panels finely painted with further couples conversing within naturalistic settings, the rear with rectangular gilt door, on moulded skirt base also polychrome enamel decorated with fine leafy scrollwork. 8cm (3.125ins) high handle down, 5cm (2ins) wide, 4.5cm (1.75ins) deep. Provenance: Private collection, East Midlands. Miniature carriage clocks are called Mignonnettes or 'little darlings' and come in three graded sizes with No. 1 being the smallest.
A FINE FRENCH GILT BRASS, CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND PAINTED PANEL INSET MINIATURE CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE UNSIGNED, PARIS, LATE 19th CENTURY The rectangular eight-day single train movement with platform cylinder escapement, the circular blue on white enamel Roman numeral dial with gilt star half hour markers, blued steel spade hands and gilt bezel set within a rectangular painted enamel panel decorated with a Watteauesque scene of 18th century courting couple within a garden landscape, the corniche type frosted gilt brass case of Mignonnette No. 2 size with polychrome enamel decorated hinged scroll handle over bevel-glazed top bordered with fine conforming coloured enamelled scrollwork, cavetto cornice and caddy-moulded corner uprights, the sides with further panels finely painted with further couples conversing within naturalistic settings, the rear with rectangular gilt door, on moulded skirt base also polychrome enamel decorated with fine leafy scrollwork. 8cm (3.125ins) high handle down, 5cm (2ins) wide, 4.5cm (1.75ins) deep. Provenance: Private collection, East Midlands. Miniature carriage clocks are called Mignonnettes or 'little darlings' and come in three graded sizes with No. 1 being the smallest.
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