James Stratton
Director
Lot 3
A mid 19th century French one-piece striking carriage clock with Jules platform escapement Jules, Paris
2 December 2025, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£800 - £1,200
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Lewis Walduck
Cataloguer
A mid 19th century French one-piece striking carriage clock with Jules platform escapement
Jules, Paris
The case surmounted by a simple carrying handle over a large bevelled glass observation window, the one-piece case cast with decorative detail throughout and terminating in a heavily decorated cast base. The 2.5in. white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Breguet-style blued steel hands, signed to the lowest section Jules, Paris. The twin-train movement with a jewelled "Jules" platform escapement and helical hairspring, striking the hours and half-hours via a countwheel mounted to the backplate, signed Jules, Paris and numbered 101. Offered together with the original leather-bound travel case. Currently ticking and striking. 18cms (7ins) high.
The case surmounted by a simple carrying handle over a large bevelled glass observation window, the one-piece case cast with decorative detail throughout and terminating in a heavily decorated cast base. The 2.5in. white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Breguet-style blued steel hands, signed to the lowest section Jules, Paris. The twin-train movement with a jewelled "Jules" platform escapement and helical hairspring, striking the hours and half-hours via a countwheel mounted to the backplate, signed Jules, Paris and numbered 101. Offered together with the original leather-bound travel case. Currently ticking and striking. 18cms (7ins) high.