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1850 French Engraved Gilt-Bronze Carriage clock, Paul Garnier.

A superb mid-nineteenth century engraved gilt-bronze carriage clock by Paul Garnier and retailed by Moulinié Genéve. The Series II one-piece case has rounded corners, a hinged handle, is elaborately decorated with crisp, detailed engraving of scrolling foliage and geometric designs on a lined ground, has an engraved, hinged, and shuttered back door, beveled glasses to the top and sides and is numbered several places, '2537'.

The rectangular porcelain dial has well-lettered blue Roman numerals for the hours, a blue chapter ring, two very nicely shaped Tre-foil hands and is signed by the retailer, 'Moulinié Genève'.

The two-train eight-day movement is stamped on the frontplate, 'HL', is wound, set and adjusted off the backplate either directly or through the back door, has countwheel striking on a gong, is stamped and numbered, 'Moulinié Genève, 2537' and most importantly has Garnier's chaff cutter escapement.

Ref: Paul Garnier is commonly credited to have begun the carriage clock industry in France. His chaff cutter frictional-rest escapement provided a reliable alternative to some of the more common examples as it eliminated the contrate wheel, reduced lateral wear and was easily produced. He designed and made several series of case styles that are commonly referred to as Series I to IV. Although he adopted the rack form of striking early on, he still produced examples using countwheel striking throughout his career. The initials HL stand for Henri Lemaille who produced 'blanc roulants' for some of the best makers in Paris including Drocourt and LeRoy.

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