Le Roy & Fils - Good mid 19th century engraved gilt brass-cased repeater carriage clock, No. 913, the circular Roman dial signed 'Le Roy & Fils Palais Royal 13. 15 Paris', with subsidiary alarum dial beneath, the lever platform escapement striking on two bells, the backplate engraved with French remarks in cursive script, number 913 to lower left corner, in an engraved gorge case with bevelled oval roof glazing and push repeat button, Silence / Sonnerie switch and six sound holes beneath, additionally stamped 913 to foot rim, 11cm high (ex. handle), 13.5cm overall, the original blind-stamped Morocco travel box with wine plush and silk lining, enclosing a later double-ended winder beneath floor panel, the backing impressed 'Exposition de Londres 1851 Le Roy & Fils Horlogers de la Marine Palais Royal, Galerie Monpensier 13 & 15 Paris', the engraved brass backplate to roof handle of case engraved to 'The Right Hon'ble Countess of Mornington', outer box 14cm high

'Countess of Mornington' would refer to Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1820-1904), née Hay, daughter of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale. Her husband, Lord Douro, whom she married in 1839, succeeded his famous father (Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769-1852) to become the 2nd Duke of Wellington in 1852. Elizabeth's father, George Hay, had served under Wellington in the Peninsular War.

Elizabeth was appointed Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria, 1861-8 and 1874-80, and was a Third Class recipient of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert. She became Countess of Mornington in 1863, when her husband inherited the Earldom on the death of his cousin, William Richard Arthur Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 5th Earl of Mornington.