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A good late 19th century French lacquered brass petite sonnerie striking carriage clock with the...
A good late 19th century French lacquered brass petite sonnerie striking carriage clock with the original velvet lined travel case Signed Le Roy & Fils, 13 & 15 Palais Royal, Paris/ Depot 21 Regent St., London, 2506. The Gorge case with ribbed handle over an oval inspection panel, repeat button and stepped cornice to concave uprights and a concave base, the glazed sides revealing the movement within, set to the underside with a two-position selection lever offering a choice of silence or 'quarters only', the signed white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with moon hands over an alarm-setting subsidiary, the spring driven movement with bimetallic compensated balance set on a silvered platform with lever escapement striking the hours and quarters on a pair of coiled blued steel gongs, together with the original velvet-lined travel case, 17cm high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
A good late 19th century French lacquered brass petite sonnerie striking carriage clock with the original velvet lined travel case Signed Le Roy & Fils, 13 & 15 Palais Royal, Paris/ Depot 21 Regent St., London, 2506. The Gorge case with ribbed handle over an oval inspection panel, repeat button and stepped cornice to concave uprights and a concave base, the glazed sides revealing the movement within, set to the underside with a two-position selection lever offering a choice of silence or 'quarters only', the signed white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with moon hands over an alarm-setting subsidiary, the spring driven movement with bimetallic compensated balance set on a silvered platform with lever escapement striking the hours and quarters on a pair of coiled blued steel gongs, together with the original velvet-lined travel case, 17cm high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing