Traveling clock with alarm and calendar
Probably by Joseph Paulet probably French
In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century small clocks adapted for traveling were comparatively rare. This example, in an exquisite case of engraved and repoussé silver, with a champlevé silver dial, belongs to a group of five or six examples, all signed "Paulet London." The universal ball joint at the top allows the clock to swing from its suspension ring, cushioning the jolts of motion.
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