Giteau Palais Royal repeating carriage clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
This 19th-century French brass carriage clock is attributed to Giteau, Palais Royal, Paris. The gilt-brass case features classical architectural styling with Corinthian-style corner columns and extensive polychrome champlevé enamel scrollwork across the front mask, columns, base frieze, cornice, and handle mounts.
The white circular dial displays stylized Arabic numerals, pierced hands, and an inscription reading "Giteau Elève de Breguet". The seller reports a striking and repeating movement featuring a circular blued steel gong, curved hammer, fast/slow regulation indicator, and a rear movement plate stamped "Giteau Palais Royal" beneath the engraved number 140.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Carriage clock
- Height
- 21 cm (including handle)
- Weight
- Approximately 2,400 grams
- Maker's mark
- Giteau Palais Royal beneath 140
- Place recorded
- France
- Enamel decoration
- Blue and red champlevé enamel scrollwork
- Maker / attribution
- Giteau
Design
- Visible features
- • Corinthian-style fluted corner columns decorated with champlevé enamel scrollwork • Carrying handle with scrolled terminals accented in light blue champlevé enamel • Circular white dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, and pierced hands • Dial signed in an arc beneath 12: 'GITEAU ÉLÈVE DE BREGUET' • Front mask, upper frieze, and plinth band filled with elaborate blue, red, and polychrome champlevé enamel foliage • Central repeat push-button visible on the top plate behind the handle
- Dial Inscriptions and Indications
- Direct observation shows a circular white dial set within the polychrome enameled front mask. The dial displays stylized Arabic numerals, an outer minute track, and pierced decorative hands. An inscription reading 'GITEAU ÉLÈVE DE BREGUET' is printed in an arc directly below the 12 o'clock position. The source listing attributes the clock to Giteau of the Palais Royal, Paris.
- Case Architecture and Champlevé Ornamentation
- The clock is housed in an architectural brass case measuring 21 cm in height with the handle included, 10 cm in width, and 9 cm in depth, with a seller-stated weight of approximately 2,400 grams. Visual examination reveals fluted Corinthian-style corner columns ornamented with champlevé enamel scrollwork, echoed across the upper frieze, plinth band, and the front dial mask. A shaped carrying handle features scrolled terminals highlighted with light blue champlevé enamel, positioned above a top plate displaying a central repeat push-button. According to the seller's description, the case is solid brass and retains a hinged glass rear door. The seller also reports that the side panels are decorated with blue and red champlevé enamel scrollwork.
- Source Reported Movement and Striking Features
- The movement interior is not visible in the front photograph, but the seller reports a striking and repeating mechanism. The rear movement plate is stated to be stamped 'Giteau Palais Royal' beneath the engraved number 140. The listing further describes a circular blued steel gong mounted to the lower central section by a single bracket with two flathead screws, paired with a curved steel hammer arm and two brass winding arbors fitted with click wheels. Regulation is reported via an upper pointer set between engraved 'S' and 'F' markers, positioned next to three vertically aligned circular apertures.
Identification
- Reference
- 1838504
- Serial number
- 140
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement interior, gong, and rear plate markings are source-reported and not visible in the front photograph