A FRENCH GILT BAMBOO CASED REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH PAINTED PORCELAIN DIALUNSIGNED, PARIS, LATE 19th CENTURYThe eight-day gong striking movement with silvered platform lever escapement regulated by sprung split bimetallic balance and stamped with serial number 828 to the insides of both the front and back plates, the rectangular polychrome country landscape painted enamel dial panel incorporating Gilt-edged Roman numeral chapter ring and blued steel spade hands over painted scene of shepherd watching a flock of grazing sheep, the gilt brass bevel-glazed bamboo case with frame modelled to resemble sections of bamboo overlapping at the corners, the top with conforming hinged carrying handle and bevel-glazed-glazed escapement aperture, the rear with conforming glazed door, on canted T-shaped bamboo stump feet.17cm (6.75ins) high, 11cm (4.375ins) wide, 10cm (4ins) deep.Provenance: Private collection, East Midlands.