DESCRIPTION:
L. Tissot & Cie., Switzerland, for Chester Billings & Son, New York, miniature hour repeating carriage clock, the gilt, glazed Anglaise Riche style case in mignonette #3 size, Roman numeral white enamel dial, blued steel hands, gilt 8 day movement with lever platform and cut bimetallic balance, repeating the hours on demand, with Tissot logo at lower left, back plate, serial #54093
CONDITION:
top dirty and with losses to gilding, left front foot and left upper corner with minor deformation, handle with staining and minor bend, rear glass with tiny chip, lower right, dial with repair at upper left, movement dirty, ticks briefly, ratchet with broken teeth, gong with minor bends, repeating functions correctly
ESTIMATE:
$1000
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$1500
PRICE SOLD:
$550
CIRCA: 1890
DIMENSIONS: 4.25in x 2.125in x 2in
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