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A fine and rare late 19th century Swiss striking miniature Carriage Clock with repeat and four Limoges panels 2
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,437.50 inc. premium
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A fine and rare late 19th century Swiss striking miniature Carriage Clock with repeat and four Limoges panels
The case with cast and engraved elements framing the four polychrome Limoges panels depicting Renaissance hunting scenes of figures within landscapes, the gilt Roman dial with minute track and pierced gilt hands, the twin train movement with silvered platform escapement with compensated bimetallic balance, the strike train wound from below and acting on a coiled blued-steel gong. Ticking and striking together with a double ended winding key. 9.5cm (3 1/2ins) high (2)
Footnotes
This clock is illustrated in Fanelli, J., Terwilliger, Ch. (1987) A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks. Bronxville: Clock Trade Enterprises, item 92, pp 196-197.