A fine French gilt brass brass gorge cased petit sonnerie striking carriage clock with push-button repeat and alarm, Le Roy and Fils, Paris, third quarter of the 19th century. The eight-day two train movement ting-tang striking the quarters on a graduated pair of gongs and striking the hour on the larger of the two, with gilt platform lever escapement and backplate engraved with vertical signature LE ROY & FILS PALAIS ROYAL 13 15 A PARIS alongside obscured serial number to the right hand edge and stamped with further number 437 to the lower left hand corner, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial inscribed LE ROY & FILS, PALS ROYAL GLE MONTPENSIER 13. 15, PARIS and 296 REGENT STREET, LONDON to centre and with blued steel moon hands, the lower margin with subsidiary alarm setting dial, the gilt brass bevel-glazed gorge case with hinged faceted carrying handle, 13.5cm (5.25ins) high excluding handle. The firm of 'Le Roy & Fils' can be traced back to 1785 when the business was founded by Basille Charles Le Roy at 60 Galerie de Pierre, Palais Royal, Paris. During the Revolutionary years the firm relocated to 88 Rue de L'Egalite before finally settling at Galerie Montpensier, 13 and 15 Palais Royal. In 1828 Basille Charles died leaving the business to his son, Charles-Louis, who continued producing clocks signed 'Le Roy & Fils' until 1845 when the firm was sold to his former employee Casimir Halley Desfontaines; who in turn was succeeded by his son M. George Halley Desfontaines in 1883. In 1888 M. George Halley died leaving the business to his brother Jules Halley who then took-in as a partner Louis Leroy (apparently no relation to the founders of the firm). In 1899 the firm left Palais Royal and moved to Boulevard de La Madeleine where it continued trading in the hands of various successors until well into the 20th century.
A fine French gilt brass brass gorge cased petit sonnerie striking carriage clock with push-button repeat and alarm, Le Roy and Fils, Paris, third quarter of the 19th century. The eight-day two train movement ting-tang striking the quarters on a graduated pair of gongs and striking the hour on the larger of the two, with gilt platform lever escapement and backplate engraved with vertical signature LE ROY & FILS PALAIS ROYAL 13 15 A PARIS alongside obscured serial number to the right hand edge and stamped with further number 437 to the lower left hand corner, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial inscribed LE ROY & FILS, PALS ROYAL GLE MONTPENSIER 13. 15, PARIS and 296 REGENT STREET, LONDON to centre and with blued steel moon hands, the lower margin with subsidiary alarm setting dial, the gilt brass bevel-glazed gorge case with hinged faceted carrying handle, 13.5cm (5.25ins) high excluding handle. The firm of 'Le Roy & Fils' can be traced back to 1785 when the business was founded by Basille Charles Le Roy at 60 Galerie de Pierre, Palais Royal, Paris. During the Revolutionary years the firm relocated to 88 Rue de L'Egalite before finally settling at Galerie Montpensier, 13 and 15 Palais Royal. In 1828 Basille Charles died leaving the business to his son, Charles-Louis, who continued producing clocks signed 'Le Roy & Fils' until 1845 when the firm was sold to his former employee Casimir Halley Desfontaines; who in turn was succeeded by his son M. George Halley Desfontaines in 1883. In 1888 M. George Halley died leaving the business to his brother Jules Halley who then took-in as a partner Louis Leroy (apparently no relation to the founders of the firm). In 1899 the firm left Palais Royal and moved to Boulevard de La Madeleine where it continued trading in the hands of various successors until well into the 20th century.
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