A good and rare late 19th century French enamel decorated bow-fronted grande sonnerie carriage clock with polychrome decoration The movement numbered 11634 The bow fronted case with curved ribbed handle on S-scroll supports over reeded columns, decorated all over with foliate patterns in blue/red/pink and green on a light blue ground, the gilt Roman chapter ring with matching centre and set over an alarm setting dial, the silvered lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance sounding the hours and the quarters on a pair of blued steel coiled gongs, with three position selection lever to the underside of the base. With a double ended key. 20cms (7 1/2ins) high
A good and rare late 19th century French enamel decorated bow-fronted grande sonnerie carriage clock with polychrome decoration The movement numbered 11634 The bow fronted case with curved ribbed handle on S-scroll supports over reeded columns, decorated all over with foliate patterns in blue/red/pink and green on a light blue ground, the gilt Roman chapter ring with matching centre and set over an alarm setting dial, the silvered lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance sounding the hours and the quarters on a pair of blued steel coiled gongs, with three position selection lever to the underside of the base. With a double ended key. 20cms (7 1/2ins) high
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