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A good late 19th century French mid-sized gilt brass gorge cased striking carriage clock with four porcelain panels. Numbered 1450 2
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,550 inc. premium
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A good late 19th century French mid-sized gilt brass gorge cased striking carriage clock with four porcelain panels.
Numbered 1450
The ribbed handle over a bevelled glass and four pink porcelain panels depicting cherubs within gilt rectangular borders representing earth, fire and water, the matching Roman dial decorated with playful cherubs within a gilt and jewelled border, the silvered lever platform escapement with compensated bimetallic balance, striking the hours on a blued-steel gong. Ticking and striking, together with a double ended winding key. 12cm (4 1/2 ins) high (2)
The ribbed handle over a bevelled glass and four pink porcelain panels depicting cherubs within gilt rectangular borders representing earth, fire and water, the matching Roman dial decorated with playful cherubs within a gilt and jewelled border, the silvered lever platform escapement with compensated bimetallic balance, striking the hours on a blued-steel gong. Ticking and striking, together with a double ended winding key. 12cm (4 1/2 ins) high (2)
Footnotes
A similar example is illustrated in Derek Roberts, Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks (Atglen 1993), p 117 fig. 7-3.