A French brass mid-sized gorge carriage clock with push-button repeat Unsigned, Paris, circa 1870 The two train eight-day gong striking movement with silvered platform lever escapement and stamped with serial number 1040 to the lower left hand corner of the backplate, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel spade hands and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the gilt brass bevel-glazed gorge case with hinged carrying handle over large top glass and ogee top mouldings with complex angles, on conforming ogee outline skirt base engraved with initials A.M.S. to front rail, 11cm (4.25ins) high excluding handle; with original morocco leather protective outer case. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands.