Francois Arsène Margaine Carriage Clock c1880

Description

Type: Margaine carriage clock
Date : c1880
Origin : Paris
Materials : Gilt mask and enamel dial
Stamps and Marks: Dial Signed Reid & Sons Newcastle on Tyne. Margaine mark and 7612.
General description: Original Lever platform. reversed going train barrel. in a moulded cushion case.
Dimensions : 14cmx9.5cmx8.5cm
Weight : 2088 grams

Reid and sons were founded in Newcastle in 1778 by silversmith Christain Ker Reid and were granted their own makers mark in 1805/6 and a store bearing their name is still open on Blackett Street ( many thanks to Mr S Reid)