A fine Swiss gilt brass grande sonnerie giant carriage clock with alarm and push-button repeat, 19th century The eight-day two train movement with horizontal lever escapement with split bimetallic balance and engravedCesare Schepers, Firenze, 1883 to the platform, the backplate planted with visible grande sonnerie rack work striking on two bells and alarm pulley with hammer sounding on the smaller bell, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel Breguet hands and concentric alarm setting hand above subsidiary strike/silent pointer between winding holes to lower margin, the bevel glazed case finely cast and chased with repeating acanthus leaves to the slender frame members, with hinged carrying handle above pin-hinged front and rear doors, on conforming cast apron base with scroll feet, 20.5cm high excluding handle. DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ printed in the sale catalogue or available from the auctioneers on request. closely related Swiss gilt brass giant carriage clock with grande sonnerie striking was sold at Christies, King Street, London 1st July 2005 for £4800. Condition report disclaimer
A fine Swiss gilt brass grande sonnerie giant carriage clock with alarm and push-button repeat, 19th century The eight-day two train movement with horizontal lever escapement with split bimetallic balance and engravedCesare Schepers, Firenze, 1883 to the platform, the backplate planted with visible grande sonnerie rack work striking on two bells and alarm pulley with hammer sounding on the smaller bell, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel Breguet hands and concentric alarm setting hand above subsidiary strike/silent pointer between winding holes to lower margin, the bevel glazed case finely cast and chased with repeating acanthus leaves to the slender frame members, with hinged carrying handle above pin-hinged front and rear doors, on conforming cast apron base with scroll feet, 20.5cm high excluding handle. DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ printed in the sale catalogue or available from the auctioneers on request. closely related Swiss gilt brass giant carriage clock with grande sonnerie striking was sold at Christies, King Street, London 1st July 2005 for £4800. Condition report disclaimer
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