Pendulette de Voyage
Paris - Geneva
Brass, glass, enamel
around 1900
Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 x 9 x 8 cm
Description:
5-sided glazed carriage clock. Carriage Clock with half hour and hour strike on bell.
Enamel dial with black hands and Roman numerals.
Signature: A.Golay - Leresche & Fils GENEVE 2.Rue de la Paix PARIS.
Golay-Leresche & Fils is proven to be a watchmaker's workshop from 1880-1930 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 no longer available. Feel free to contact me, I have similar items that have not yet been uploaded to my website.
You can find similar objects in the literature:
Charles Allix - Carriage Clocks / their history and development
Article found under: Clocks
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