A good porcelain panelled carriage clock in a ‘bambu’ case.
The gilt-brass ‘bambu’ case mounted with four porcelain panels depicting finely painted birds and flowers with gilt foliage and small vignettes of lakeside scenes all on a pale blue ground. The two train spring barrel movement sounding the hours and half hours on a gong, with repeat, signed on the frontplate J.S and numbered on the rear 9576, having a silvered platform lever escapement signed on the underside J. SOLDANO.
With original numbered travelling case and key.

Case height: 5 ¾ inches (14.5cms).

See ‘A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks’ by Joseph Fanelli, page 46 illustration 17 for a similar example by J.SOLDANO.

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J.SOLDANO
No. 9576
Date: c1890
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