13th Jul, 2019 11:00 GMT/BST

Summer Fine Art Sale (Part II)

 
  Lot 634
 

634

A Brass Grande Sonnerie Alarm Carriage Clock, circa 1890, carrying handle and repeat button,...

A Brass Grande Sonnerie Alarm Carriage Clock, circa 1890, carrying handle and repeat button, underside of the base with sonnerie selection lever for hours & quarters, silent and quarters, enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, alarm dial, twin barrel movement with a silvered platform lever escapement, striking on two blued steel gongs, movement backplate numbered 2128, 18cm high over handle see illustration
Not Sold

 

05.06.19. Front and back glass panels with chips to the edges, brass surfaces are slightly discoloured and with surface scratches and minor dents, alarm dial with one chip, movement in going order. With winding key, not original. No travelling case. Both spring barrels are fully wound. Repeat button is working. Going train is not working. Hours and quarters are working when hand setting.

 


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Auction: Summer Fine Art Sale (Part II), 13th Jul, 2019

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