A FINE FRENCH GILT AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMELLED MID-SIZED ANGLAISE RICHE CASED REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCKUNSIGNED, PARIS, LATE 19th CENTURYThe eight-day gong striking movement with silvered platform lever escapement regulated by sprung bimetallic balance and stamped with serial number 13763 to the lower left-hand corner of the backplate, the dial with recessed gilt Roman numeral hour disc and blued steel moon hands set within a rectangular champleve enamelled mask decorated in polychrome and gilt with fine shaded tone insect inhabited foliate scrolls onto a mid-blue ground, the anglaise riche bevel-glazed case incorporating conforming enamel and gilt decoration to all surfaces including the hinged reeded baton carrying handle, with genero thick top glass over fluted frieze and Corinthian three-quarter corner columns with enamelled shafts and gilt caps and bases, the rear with hinged glazed door, on cavetto moulded floral trail panel decorated skirt base with pad feet.12,5cm (5ins) high with handle down, 7.5cm (3ins) wide, 6.5cm (2.625ins) deep.Provenance: Private collection, East Midlands.Two similar (albeit full-sized) clocks to the present clock are illtrated in Roberts, Derek CARRIAGE and other Travelling Clocks on page 184 (Figures A and B).