A fine and rare mid 19th century French engraved brass striking and repeating carriage clock with helical balance springStevenard Horloger Mecanicien a Boulogne sur MerThe tall rectangular case with shaped handle over bevelled glass panels and canted corners, signed white enamel Roman dial over subsidiaries for date and alarm, the signed movement with blued steel helical hairspring over a cut and compensated bimetallic balance to a club foot lever escapement, with rack striking on a bell. 19cms (7ins) high.Footnotes:Pierre Stevenard (1801-1883) was a fine maker of automata and moving dolls, which he often set with clocks. His automata masterpiece was a wizard within a palace; it was exhibited in Paris and visited by King Louis Philippe.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.