$6,765
Lapis Lazuli Hour-repeating and Alarm Carriage Clock, Paris, France, c. 1880, the patinated cast brass case with lapis lazuli panels on all five surfaces, engine-turned Arabic numeral dial with blued steel moon hands and marked France with stylized feathers in the corners of the front, side and rear panels, the top with wreath and ribbon handle and pusher for hour repeat function, eight-day time, strike and hour-repeating movement with rear plate marked Made in Paris and the retailer, J. E. Caldwell, Philadelphia , platform escapement and inscribed 13 Jewels , porcelain alarm setting disc with Arabic numerals and single gong with two hammers, ht. 7 in. with handle extended.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-11-01