Lot 26
A late 19th century French engraved gorge cased repeating carriage clock with alarm, original travelling case and a winding key Grohe, Wigmore Street, London, no.2162 3
16 December 2020, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,805 inc. premium
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A late 19th century French engraved gorge cased repeating carriage clock with alarm, original travelling case and a winding key
Grohe, Wigmore Street, London, no.2162
The case with rippled handle over a bevelled glass oval inspection panel, the highly engraved rear door with shuttered winding apertures, the signed white rectangular Roman dial with blued-steel Breguet style hands over the subsidiary alarm dial. The twin train movement with silvered lever platform escapement and bimetallic compensated balance striking the hours and half hours on a coiled blued-steel gong mounted on a block stamped G.B. Ticking, striking and repeating. Sold with the original velvet lined travelling case with glass inspection panel and replaced handle, and a double ended brass winding key. 16cms (6ins) high (3)
The case with rippled handle over a bevelled glass oval inspection panel, the highly engraved rear door with shuttered winding apertures, the signed white rectangular Roman dial with blued-steel Breguet style hands over the subsidiary alarm dial. The twin train movement with silvered lever platform escapement and bimetallic compensated balance striking the hours and half hours on a coiled blued-steel gong mounted on a block stamped G.B. Ticking, striking and repeating. Sold with the original velvet lined travelling case with glass inspection panel and replaced handle, and a double ended brass winding key. 16cms (6ins) high (3)
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Purchased from Gerald Marsh in May 2014.
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