Floral Enamel Silver Carriage Clock with Leather Case
Miniature silver & guilloche enamel carriage clock, with ornate hand painted floral decoration, the underside of the case is marked Jtc Geneve Argent 0.935, retailer: Von Kempen Begeer, in original leather case. Currently not running
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- Guilloche - A form of classical decoration consisting of a repeating ornament of interlacing curved bands, sometimes forming circles, and further decorated with rosettes or other flower forms.
The name is derived from the inventor, French engineer Guillot, who invented a mechanical method of inscribing fine repeating patterns on to metallic surfaces.
On enamelled items with guilloche decoration, the surface is firstly engraved with the repeating pattern, and then covered with several layers of enamel, each of which is fired.
Where the item has not been enamelled the form of decoration is usually called "engine turned".
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- clocks, carriage
