French important, early hour striking coach clock Circa 1650

Open faced carriage clock by Isaac-Paul Du Hamel
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A French important, early hour striking coach clock, circa 1650.
Outer case leather covered with decoration studs and sound openings; inner silver case with pierced edges and rear bell. Silver fine engraved dial with Roman numerals and blued hand; full plate movement, chain/fusee, 1 hammer, 2 barrels and two-arm steel balance without spring. Movement signed.
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Diameter: 97 mm
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Weight: 720 g
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Signed: Du Hamel, Paris
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Isaac-Paul Du Hamel , who is most likely the maker of this carriage clock that has an extraordinarily beautiful dial with an exquisite, blued hand, worked in the mid 17th century in Paris. He bore the title of “Marchand Horloger Privilegie du Roi”; his son Louis Du Hamel began working with him around 1684.