Antique French Travelling Alarm Clock
Paris
Brass, glass, enamel
around 1880
Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 x 8 x 7 cm
Description:
5-sided glazed carriage clock. Carriage Clock with alarm strike on bell.
Enamel dial with black hands and Roman numerals. Arabic numerals for alarm time adjustment.
Signature: A.H. Rodanet 36, Rue Vivienne PARIS.
A.H. Rodanet is recorded as "Constructeur de Chronometres de l'Empereur de la Marine Imperiale et du Roi de Portugal" from 1860-1900 according to Brian Loomes - Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World on p. 308....
Condition: The movement runs perfectly. The case is slightly darkened, authentically aged and not polished.
Price: This watch is already sold.
You can find similar objects in the literature:
Charles Allix - Carriage Clocks / their history and development
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