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Henry Capt, mignonette ‘Grande Sonnerie’ Carriage Clock.

Paul Williams — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:29:24 +0000

A fine and perfectly proportioned small ‘Grande Sonnerie’ carriage clock with alarm, strike and push repeat. What makes this one quite interesting is the size. This is a very small example by Henry Capt of Geneva. The gorge case is wonderful and has an outer protective leather covered travel case. The dial is perfect and painted with Roman numerals and outer Arabics for the minutes, which is always attractive. The backplate is engraved with the number 95. Henry Capt was an exceptional maker and his father who bears the same name. Father and son were based in Geneva, Switzerland from the early 1840’s and produced many exceptional and highly decorative carriage clocks for the discerning customer.

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Henry Capt, Genève Beautiful Miniature Enamel Panelled Carriage Clock

Paul Williams — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:50:45 +0000

A small repeating grand sonnerie / petite sonnerie with beautiful Art Nouveau guillouché enamelled panels and enamelled dial in a gorge case, by Henry Capt of Geneva, Switzerland, a clock, watch, and jewelry maker renowned for his high-quality pieces. The front and side panels are a wonderful bright blue translucent enamel laid onto fine engine-turned silver plates, and decorated by gold and deep red shaded Iris flowers with a fine gold outline. The dial is well-balanced and has a nice patina, with perfect Roman numerals and delicate blued steel spade hands, signed ‘Henry Capt, Genève’, ‘Ls Gallopin & Cie Succrs’, with a fine golden border and matching subdial for the alarm function. The movement is quite exceptional, especially for such a small piece, wonderfully designed and fit neatly within the plates, partly visible along with the silvered escapement through the bevelled glass panel to the top. Under the base plate is a three-position lever for grand sonnerie, petite sonnerie, and silence, striking on two gongs, and stamped with serial number 9079. It comes with the original leather carry case and key, in great condition itself and with a dark red velvet interior. Made circa 1890. A very rare and special clock indeed.

Sorry now sold.

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Pendulette

Website Admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:52:45 +0000

A fine gilt Pendule d’Officier style carriage clock with a superb 8 Day duration movement on a jeweled lever escapement. The convex enamelled dial showing black Arabic numerals with minutes to the outer edge and quarter markers, decorated with finely chased, pierced and gilded hands. The case, finely regilded, having decoration below the dial of musical and floral inspiration. In the classic inverted bell top with a fixed handle. Standing on four turned feet. The inside of the case stamped Deval and Paris. Circa 1910.

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Henry Capt Carriage Clock

Website Admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:52:43 +0000

A good early carriage clock by Henry Capt of Geneve who was working circa 1840. This is a superb example with the original, early lever platform. The clock is engraved on the back plate with the name in script along the base. The large top bevelled glass below the very ornate handle shows the escapement. A fine 8 Day movement – bell striking. The case is ‘one piece’ design with superb hand engraving and gilding of good colour, all bevelled White glass polished inside and out. The dial showing Roman numerals and the makers name below the six with the original ‘Trefoil’ hands. Please view the large images by clicking through the photos. 12 month RTB Guarantee.

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