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Lot 874
A late 19th Century brass corniche-cased carriage clock with push-repeat Anonymous, possibly by Couaillet; Retailed by Finnegans Ltd, Manchester & Liverpool sold with travelling box and winder
4 – 6 November 2008, 13:00 GMT
ChesterSold for £276 inc. premium
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Anonymous, possibly by Couaillet; Retailed by Finnegans Ltd, Manchester & Liverpool
Having a white-enamelled Roman dial with retailer's inscription beneath "PARIS MAKE/FINNEGAN'S LTD/MANCHESTER - LIVERPOOL", the two-train movement, with lever platform escapement, half-hour striking on a coiled gong, stamped "FRANCE 9803", with characteristic arrow 13cm high excluding handle (sold with travelling box and winder)
Having a white-enamelled Roman dial with retailer's inscription beneath "PARIS MAKE/FINNEGAN'S LTD/MANCHESTER - LIVERPOOL", the two-train movement, with lever platform escapement, half-hour striking on a coiled gong, stamped "FRANCE 9803", with characteristic arrow 13cm high excluding handle (sold with travelling box and winder)
Footnotes
For a matching arrow attributed to Couaillet, see Allix, Charles, Carriage Clocks, Their History and Development, ACC 1974, p.435.
