Sold for:
2,185 CHF
2,185 CHF
Unsigned, French, Examined by John Bull & Co. Bedford, circa 1900. Fine gilt bronze eight day going, hour and half hour striking carriage clock. Gilt bronze, "Anglaise colonnes torsadees" with twisted Corinthian columns, glazed four faces and top also engraved with a dedication dated March 1901. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer minute ring. Blued steel "pear" hands. Gilt brass rectangular with going barrels both for the going and the striking trains, silvered platform with lateral lever escapement, uncut bimetallic balance, flat balance spring, striking on gongs. Signed on the dial. Dim. 14,5 x 9,5 x 8 cm, excluding the handle.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-10-18
