A fine French gilt brass carriage clock with Aesthetic style porcelain panels and push-button repeat Unsigned, Paris, late 19th century The eight-day gong two train gong striking movement with silvered platform lever escapement and stamped with serial number 259 to lower left hand corner of the backplate, the rectangular porcelain dial panel overall painted in polychrome and gilt with asymmetric panels incorporating polychrome coastal landscape scene and two further red and black gilt landscapes, within a cream field populated with a gilt dragon and stylised foliage, the centre with gilt butterfly within Roman numeral chapter ring and with blued steel spade hands, the frosted gilt brass case a variant of the pillars design with baton centred geometric outline hinged handle over bevelled top glass, caddy top moulding and scalloped 'pagoda' cornice, the angles with bamboo three-quarter column uprights, the sides inset with additional Aesthetic style porcelain panels matching the dial with arrangement of shaped polychrome, puce, blue, iron-red and black ground landscape panels within a cream ground incorporating gilt birds and insects and a rat amongst stylised flowering foliage, on complex moulded plinth base with copper-plated milled band stepped skirt, the inside of the rear of the case stamped 200, 17cm (6.75ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands. The design of the porcelain panels of the current lot draw their inspiration from Japanese art in particular Satsuma pottery. The study and interpretation of Japanese decorative arts was a core element of the Aesthetic Movement which in-turn influenced Orientalist design which became highly fashionable during the latter quarter of the 19th century. Furthermore the 'pagoda' design of the case compliments the Aesthetic feel of the panels resulting in an object which is fully integrated in its visual qualities. A closely related clock is illustrated on the rear dust jacket of Roberts, Derek CARRIAGE and other Travelling CLOCKS.