A good late 19th century French grande sonnerie striking carriage clock with moonphase and calendar Drocourt, number 27736 The gorge case with large glazed panel over moulded corners, the rectangular white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals set with a moonphase aperture above V and VII, the painted moon traversing the night sky every 29.5 days, three subsidiary dials below give day of the week, date and alarm-setting, the movement with large silvered lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance striking the hours and quarters on a pair of coiled steel gongs, the underside of the case set with two levers: one to adjust the moonphase and another to enable striking selection. Sold with double ended winding and hand-setting key. 18cms (7ins) high
A good late 19th century French grande sonnerie striking carriage clock with moonphase and calendar Drocourt, number 27736 The gorge case with large glazed panel over moulded corners, the rectangular white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals set with a moonphase aperture above V and VII, the painted moon traversing the night sky every 29.5 days, three subsidiary dials below give day of the week, date and alarm-setting, the movement with large silvered lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance striking the hours and quarters on a pair of coiled steel gongs, the underside of the case set with two levers: one to adjust the moonphase and another to enable striking selection. Sold with double ended winding and hand-setting key. 18cms (7ins) high
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