A French gilt brass miniature carriage timepiece, Margaine, Paris, circa 1900 The eight-day single train movement with silvered platform lever escapement and stamped with serial number 654 beneath AM beehive-shaped timepiece stamped trade mark for Margaine to the lower left hand corner of the backplate, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel spade hands set within a frosted silvered brass mask, the Mignonnette No.1 sized bevel glazed case with hinged reeded carrying handle over reeded pilaster corner uprights, on complex moulded plinth incorporating squab feet, 8cm (3.25ins) approx. high excluding handle. The firm of Francois-Arsene Margaine are recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development as 'very famous' makers of carriage clocks working from Rue Beranger 22 and Rue Bondy 54, Paris from before 1869 until around 1914. They were awarded a Silver medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1889 and a Gold medal in 1900.