98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 494
Swiss, Height 220 mm, circa 1820
A rare quarter hour repeating Empire carriage clock with quarter hour / hour strike "Grande and Petite Sonnerie" and alarm
Case: mahogany, glazed on all sides, brass handle. Dial: silvered, gilt, engine-turned, lever for choosing between Grande or Petite Sonnerie and Silence. Movm.: brass full plate movement, large double-toothed barrel, rope winder for alarm, 3 hammers / 2 bells, platform with pin-pallet escapement, lever with ruby paletts, brass ring balance with 3 screws.
A rare quarter hour repeating Empire carriage clock with quarter hour / hour strike "Grande and Petite Sonnerie" and alarm
Case: mahogany, glazed on all sides, brass handle. Dial: silvered, gilt, engine-turned, lever for choosing between Grande or Petite Sonnerie and Silence. Movm.: brass full plate movement, large double-toothed barrel, rope winder for alarm, 3 hammers / 2 bells, platform with pin-pallet escapement, lever with ruby paletts, brass ring balance with 3 screws.
Sold
estimated
3.000—5.000 €
Price realized
6.500 €