French Brass Carriage Clock by Armand Couaillet, Early 20th Century
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A French brass carriage clock, Armand Couaillet, early 20th century the corniche brass case with swing handle and white enamelled Roman numeral dial inscribed with retailer 'Morath Bros Liverpool' and 'Made in France', with visible escapement and glazed to four sides, time only, the backplate stamped 'France' with winding arrow with four dots mark ascribed to Couaillet Freres (Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont), with double-ended key. Height 12 cm, width 8 cm, depth 6.5 cm
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- Back Plate - On many types of clocks, the movement operates between two plates, usually made of brass, one at the back, and the other at the front, which forms a mount for the dial.
On English bracket, mantle and table clocks the backplate was often visible through a glass door or panel from the late 17th century, and could be profusely engraved with scrolling decorations, flowers, foliage, birds, and figures. The engraving could also include the maker?s name.
The amount of engraving reduced and became simpler as the 18th century progressed, and by 1800, had been reduced to a border, often with the maker's name in the centre. By the early 1800s all decoration had ceased, and only the maker's name was added, and by the Victorian era, most bracket, mantle and table clocks had no engraving.
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- clocks, carriage