DESCRIPTION:
French, carriage clock, half hour strike with quarter hour repeat at will and with alarm, 8 day spring driven movement with platform lever escapement in a Gorge case, with profuse Rococo patterns cast & embossed into the mask and exterior surfaces. with Roman numeral porcelain dial surrounded by fancy gilt mask, c1900
CONDITION:
runs, ticks and strikes. The striking needs adjustment to properly strike the hours and half hours and the quarter repeat function also needs adjustment and is not finishing the quarters properly. The case is in good condition with a little light spotting and one small flake out of the corner of the glass in the rear door. Gilding is still good on the dial mask, polished off rest of case. The dial is in very good condition with no hairlines and the dial signature faded out and no longer legible. Ht 7" to top of handle
ESTIMATE:
$2500
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$3500
PRICE SOLD:
$2200
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