Antique Carriage Clocks for sale.

A selection of antique carriage clocks by well known makers such as, Henri Jacot, Drocourt, Margaine, Pinchon, Paul Garnier and Japy. Repeating carriage clocks, and a good selection of timepieces. You may even find a nice stock of porcelain panel carriage clocks or Grande Sonnerie carriage clocks which are very hard to find.

The golden age of antique carriage clocks was between 1860 and 1900 and there are some very beautiful timepieces from Switzerland, England and Austria, but the great bulk were produced near Belfort in France and then mainly exported to England.

 

The forerunners of carriage clocks were the Capucines and antique carriage clocks may look very similar, surrounded by a glazed brass housing, polished or gilded, with a fold-down handle, there are, however, very great differences in quality, size, housing, striking trains and calendar indicators, etc.