Lot 4
A good late 19th century French gilt brass oval grande sonnerie and repeating carriage clock with alarm, case and key Numbered 2184 2
11 July 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,000 inc. premium
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A good late 19th century French gilt brass oval grande sonnerie and repeating carriage clock with alarm, case and key
Numbered 2184
The shaped handle over a moulded cornice with repeat button, bevelled glass panels and moulded base, the white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with blued steel hands and alarm setting subsidiary, the movement with large silvered platform carrying the bimetallic balance and English-style lever escapement, striking the hours and quarters on a pair of blued steel coiled gongs, the strike train de/activated via a three-position selection lever to the underside marked Gde.Sonnerie/Silence/Pte Sonnerie. In the original silk- and velvet-lined travelling case with sliding front cover, and original double-ended winding key numbered to the side 19cms (7.5ins) high. (2)
The shaped handle over a moulded cornice with repeat button, bevelled glass panels and moulded base, the white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with blued steel hands and alarm setting subsidiary, the movement with large silvered platform carrying the bimetallic balance and English-style lever escapement, striking the hours and quarters on a pair of blued steel coiled gongs, the strike train de/activated via a three-position selection lever to the underside marked Gde.Sonnerie/Silence/Pte Sonnerie. In the original silk- and velvet-lined travelling case with sliding front cover, and original double-ended winding key numbered to the side 19cms (7.5ins) high. (2)
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