FRENCH BRASS REPEATING ALARM CARRIAGE CLOCK
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £300 - £500
Auction: Session Two - Thursday 20th February at 10am
Description
the white enamel dial with Roman numerals inside a floral engraved gilt mask and a subsidiary Arabic alarm dial below, the Anglaise Riche case with swing carrying handle above thick bevelled top glass and push button repeat, the moulded dentine cornice supported by three-quarter columns on a plinth base with bracket feet, the twin train movement with platform escapement striking on a coiled blued steel gong, the subsidiary alarm movement also striking to the gong, the backplate stamped ‘G.L’ and numbered '1766'; with a winder
Dimensions
20cm high [handle up], 10.5cm wide, 9cm deep