Henri Jacot, Paris a French carriage clock the eight-day dur...

Hammer

£120

Henri Jacot, Paris a French carriage clock the eight-day duration movement having a silvered platform lever escapement with the backplate stamped with the HJ parrot trademark, being an African grey known as a Jacot, along with the serial number 19069, giving a date of manufacture of circa 1912, the rear of the dial plate stamped with the Jacot poincon showing the exposition award dates, the last being 1889, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals, blued-steel spade hands and typical Jacot inner ring, the brass Corniche case with matching three-bale handle and stamped to the underside H. Jacot, height 16.5cm, handle up, 13.5cm handle down. For details of Henri Jacot and his successors see the exhibition catalogue Leigh Extence Henri Jacot: An Exhibition of Carriage Clocks, November 2013.