E. Dent Carriage Clock

A fine early carriage clock with a white enamelled dial showing Roman numerals and the makers name E. Dent Paris to the dial. Striking the hours and the half hours on a tuned bell and housed in a superb gilt ‘one piece’ case with hinged rear glazed door. The original lever escapement is the earlier type but with a bi-metallic balance wheel and balance screws. Edward Dent made the ships chronometer which accompanied Charles Darwin on the H.M.S Beagle in 1831 and of course built the great clock of Westminster (or ‘Big Ben’ as it’s known). This clock is also signed to the lower back plate and has the number 866 to the rear of the dial. All ‘white’ bevelled glass and a cleverly hinged glazed rear door. Edward Dent had workshops in Paris for the supply of the carriage clocks which he sold in his prestigious London establishments. Circa 1860-70.