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Lot 65*
A late 19th century gilt brass repeating carriage clock with pietra dura panels Retailed by H. Bozi, Firenze
22 June 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,040 inc. premium
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A late 19th century gilt brass repeating carriage clock with pietra dura panels
Retailed by H. Bozi, Firenze
The corniche case with ribbed handle over three panels of inlaid semi-precious stones depicting floral bouquets, the signed rectangular pietra dura dial with inlaid floral spandrels, gilt Roman numerals and subsidiary alarm dial, the movement with silvered lever platform escapement and compensated bimetallic balance, striking the hour and half hour, and repeating the hour on a gong, with separate alarm train.
4 ¾ in (12cm) high including handle
The corniche case with ribbed handle over three panels of inlaid semi-precious stones depicting floral bouquets, the signed rectangular pietra dura dial with inlaid floral spandrels, gilt Roman numerals and subsidiary alarm dial, the movement with silvered lever platform escapement and compensated bimetallic balance, striking the hour and half hour, and repeating the hour on a gong, with separate alarm train.
4 ¾ in (12cm) high including handle
Footnotes
Provenance: The collection of Dr Eugene Antelis.
Pietra dura has been a Florentine craft since the Renaissance, and it is probable that Bozi bought the clock movements from France and fitted the panels at his workshop in Florence. Other stone workers would have undoubtedly done the same, similar examples are shown in Roberts, D. (1993) Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, pp.155-156.
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