Lot 506
FINE SWISS SILVER AND BLUE ENAMEL MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK, RETAILED BY L. LEROY & CIE, PARIS
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Auction: Five Centuries Day Two | Thurs 12th November | Lots 323 to 579
Description
the cream enamel dial with blue Arabic numeral separated by gilt stars, within a gilt jewel bezel, the rectangular case with blue guilloché enamel panels, with a swing handle and bun feet, the solid silver rear door engraved ‘No.20195, L. Leroy, 7 Bould. de la Madeleine, Paris’, the Swiss single barrel timepiece movement with platform lever escapement, the backplate stamped ‘Valmé’, the case interior with Swiss hallmarks and also stamped ‘Valmé Swiss’; together with the original black leather and gilt tooled travelling case with satin and velvet lining, a winder under the case platform
Dimensions
clock 7cm high [handle up], 3.5cm high; case 8cm high, 6cm wide