A gilt brass and porcelain hour striking carriage clock with alarm, circa 1980

Tiffany & Co.

A gilt brass and porcelain hour striking carriage clock with alarm, circa 1980

Dial: enamel

Calibre mechanical

Case: gilt brass with decorated porcelain panels

Size: 90 mm wide and 130 mm high

Signed: case and dial signed Tiffany & Co., movement signed Made in France

Accessories: none

Carriage clocks were designed in the early 19th century from France to be carried around for travelling. These instruments are sometimes decorated by elegant panels, with the present example set with porcelain panels of vibrant illustrations - the right with a diabolo player, the back with a farmer and the left with a musician.