Beschreibung:

A FRENCH GILT AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE AND BAROMETER WITH COMPASS AND THERMOMETER THE TIMEPIECE BY DUVERDRY AND BLOQUEL, CIRCA 1890 The eight-day single train movement with replaced gilt platform lever escapement regulated by sprung monometallic balance and stamped with the 'lion' trademark for Duverdry and Bloquel to backplate, the circular blue on cream Arabic numeral dial with vertically orientated numerals and blued steel hands set within a rectangular polychrome cloisonne enamelled mask decorated with scrollwork on a powder blue ground, the aneroid barometer mechanism set beside the timepiece constructed with vacuum chamber and rack motionwork within plates united by four pillars matching those of the timepiece, the circular blue on cream register calibrated in millimetres of mercury and with weather observations in French, with blued steel pointer and set within an enamel mask matching that of the timepiece, the bevel-glazed frosted gilt brass case with reeded T-shaped carrying handle over convex glazed circular escapement aperture opposing a conforming silvered brass compass with eight points annotated in French, the angles with button finials over projecting reeded columns to angles joined by bands of blue ground enamel scrollwork to frieze and apron, the centre with silvered mercury tube CENTIGRADE thermometer set between conforming subsidiary pilasters to front, the sides with glazed panels and the rear with conforming twin doors with blind panel between, on turned feet applied to the projecting angles. 16cm (6.25ins) high, 16.5cm (6.5ins) wide, 7cm (2.75ins) deep. The clockmaking factory of Duverdry and Bloquel is noted by Leigh Extence as originally founded by Albert Villon in the town of Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont in 1867. Paul Duverdry joined the firm as a director in 1887 followed by Joseph Bloquel in 1910.