A fine gilt Renaissance revival miniature carriage timepiece
A fine gilt Renaissance revival miniature carriage timepiece
Date: Last quarter 19th century
Movement: Silvered platform lever escapement
Dial: Circular white enamel, Arabic chapters, trefoil hands, pierced scroll mask
Case: Cast and chased with scrolls and masks, pierced side panels chased with scrolls and foliage between caryatids to the corners, handle formed from a pair of winged dragons
Size: 3 ½ in (9cm) high including handle
Accompaniments: gilt quatrefoil key
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A fine gilt Renaissance revival miniature carriage timepiece
Date: Last quarter 19th century
Movement: Silvered platform lever escapement
Dial: Circular white enamel, Arabic chapters, trefoil hands, pierced scroll mask
Case: Cast and chased with scrolls and masks, pierced side panels chased with scrolls and foliage between caryatids to the corners, handle formed from a pair of winged dragons
Size: 3 ½ in (9cm) high including handle
Accompaniments: gilt quatrefoil key