Beschreibung:

A Czechoslovakian engraved gilt brass miniature carriage timepiece incorporating earlier French verge pocket watch movement J. Leliska, Prague, mid 19th century, the movement by Charles Le Roy Paris, mid to late 18th century The circular gilt single fusee full plate verge movement with four column turned pillars pinned at the rear, three-arm monometallic balance beneath fine rococo scroll pierced balance bridge, steel pointer for the silvered regulation disc and signed Ch's LeRoy, A PARIS and numbered 12371 to backplate, now with 1.25 inch circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel hands set within a rectangular frosted gilt mask incorporating leaf chased bezel and spandrel infill above scroll bordered oval reserve engraved J. Leliska, in Prag, the case with engraved scroll-outline hinged handle above decorated raised panel and four conical finials to top over bevel arch-glazed front door with scallop shell decorated apron and anthemion panel infill to upper quadrants flanked by channel moulded corner uprights to front, the sides centred with double scallop shell and foliate scroll motifs, the rear with frosted gilt hinged door, on channel moulded skirt base fitted with block feet, 9cm (3.5ins) high excluding handle. Charles Le Roy was born in 1709 and became Maitre in 1733, he initailly worked from rue des Prescheurs but by 1745 he had moved to rue St. Denis. Le Roy took in his son, Etienne-Augustin, as partner in around 1758. The firm's clocks and watches were however still signed 'Charles Le Roy' (even after the death of Charles in 1771) until the business was sold to Gaspard Cachard in 1792. The firm were appointed Horloger du Roi to Louis XVI and became particularly well known for the quality of their movements and collaborations with leading ebenistes and bronziers to create the finest and most fashionable timepieces for their Aristocratic clients. Condition report disclaimer