Lot 19
An impressive late 19th century French Petite Sonnerie striking and repeating carriage clock with original travelling case and rare signed and numbered winding key Le Roy & Fils, 57 New Bond Street 3
16 December 2020, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,187.50 inc. premium
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An impressive late 19th century French Petite Sonnerie striking and repeating carriage clock with original travelling case and rare signed and numbered winding key
Le Roy & Fils, 57 New Bond Street
The large knopped and foliate handle over a rectangular bevelled glass inspection panel and a heavily moulded frieze and two rectangular bevelled glass side panels on a raised plinth base, the signed white circular Roman and Arabic dial with blue and gilt numerals on a duck egg blue chapter ring with blued-steel spade hands over a subsidiary alarm dial, both framed by a highly polished mask. The twin train movement with lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, striking on a pair of two blued-steel coiled gongs on two hammers. Ticking and striking. Sold with the original leather travelling case and a giant brass double ended winding key stamped Le Roy 4200. 21cms (8 inches) high (3)
The large knopped and foliate handle over a rectangular bevelled glass inspection panel and a heavily moulded frieze and two rectangular bevelled glass side panels on a raised plinth base, the signed white circular Roman and Arabic dial with blue and gilt numerals on a duck egg blue chapter ring with blued-steel spade hands over a subsidiary alarm dial, both framed by a highly polished mask. The twin train movement with lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, striking on a pair of two blued-steel coiled gongs on two hammers. Ticking and striking. Sold with the original leather travelling case and a giant brass double ended winding key stamped Le Roy 4200. 21cms (8 inches) high (3)
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Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 17 December 2003, lot 305. Overhauled in August 2005.
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