The London ClockMaker

French carriage clock, circa 1870. 6½" (17cm) high, 4½" (11cm) wide, 3" (7.5cm) deep. 8-day duration with a platform escapement. The case is cast with Caryatids to the corners and a rose tinted gilt finish. The platform makes this clock easy to care for and less likely to become damaged when moving.

£750 + vat

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Platform Escapement
The platform escapement became popular with French manufacturers and was the principal advantage held by carriage clocks (derived from the French, carriage meaning 'carry able' rather than of carriages). The resulting clock was entirely portable without the restrictions of the pendulum and the system soon spread to German and English manufacturers, although the platforms themselves often came from the watchmakers of Switzerland.