French Silver Guilloche Carriage Clock & Case
Delightful French miniature silver and guilloche carriage clock and case, early 20th century, marked Jtc (Geneva clock Company) to base, case #4703, #12565 to movement, of rectangular form set with loop handle, the white enamel dial set with Arabic numerals and gilt hands, within a pink guilloche enamel case, raised on four small bun feet, together with original twin door fold out case, case a/f and small losses to rear cover enamel, clock winding and running, height 6.5 x width 1.38 in. (clock)
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- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
- 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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