Bidspirit auction | Two Brass Mechanical Carriage Clocks

Two Brass Mechanical Carriage Clocks By Lowe And Sons And St James - Two mechanical 8-day time-only carriage clocks. The first is a brass oval carriage clock with four bun feet and a shaped swing handle. The white dial features Roman numeral hour markers, an outer Arabic numeral minute track, and black spade hands. The dial is printed with the text Lowe & Sons CHESTER and MADE IN ENGLAND below the six o'clock position. The movement is visible through a top beveled glass aperture showing a platform escapement. The second is a brass rectangular Corniche style carriage clock featuring a bracket base and a fluted swing handle. The white dial has Roman numeral hour markers and black Breguet-style hands, printed with St James LONDON and MADE IN ENGLAND. Both clocks are constructed with beveled glass panels to all sides. A winding key is present inside the rear door of the St James clock. The back plates of the movements are visible through the rear glass doors. Height: 12 cm.