Lot 7
A late 19th century French gorge cased Grande sonnerie carriage clock with alarm Drocourt, 28 Rue Debelleyme, Paris No:22692. Dated to the underside February 1887. 4
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,062.50 inc. premium
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A late 19th century French gorge cased Grande sonnerie carriage clock with alarm
Drocourt, 28 Rue Debelleyme, Paris No:22692. Dated to the underside February 1887.
The ribbed handle over a large bevelled glass engraved with the letter 'D' entwined with foliage, over moulded edges and base, set to the underside with a three-position selection lever offering 'Full Striking- Silence or Striking', with an applied plaque dated 'Fevrier 1887', the signed rectangular white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with blued-steel Breguet style moon hands, over a subsidiary alarm dial, lever platform escapement with compensated bimetallic balance striking and repeating the hours and quarters on a pair of coiled blued-steel gongs. Ticking and striking, together with three double ended winding keys. 18cm (7ins) high (4)
The ribbed handle over a large bevelled glass engraved with the letter 'D' entwined with foliage, over moulded edges and base, set to the underside with a three-position selection lever offering 'Full Striking- Silence or Striking', with an applied plaque dated 'Fevrier 1887', the signed rectangular white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with blued-steel Breguet style moon hands, over a subsidiary alarm dial, lever platform escapement with compensated bimetallic balance striking and repeating the hours and quarters on a pair of coiled blued-steel gongs. Ticking and striking, together with three double ended winding keys. 18cm (7ins) high (4)
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