DESCRIPTION:
Drocourt, Paris, for Henry Capt, Geneve, a very decorative, engraved gorge cased carriage clock with polychrome porcelain panels, the case of typical gorge form, richly engraved with foliate ornament, the front, top, and back with bevelled glasses, the dial and sides with colorful porcelain panels, the sides with female figures in forested landscapes, each under the influence of cupid, the dial also with a forest scene, but with the woman seated, and warning cupid off, and roman numeral chapter ring with subsidiary alarm dial, blued steel hands, 8 day, three train movement with 12 jewel lever platform, sounding the hours and half hour in passing, and repeating the last hour on demand, serial # 11236, case bottom engraved "London Branch 151 Regent St.", Capt's London address
CONDITION:
case polished and lacquered, glasses good, side panels with minor losses to gilt borders, dial panel restored, hands with abrasion and minor oxide, movement very dirty, will tick briefly, striking and repeating correctly, alarm functional, needs service
ESTIMATE:
$2500
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$3500
PRICE SOLD:
$2700
CIRCA: 1880
DIMENSIONS: 7in x 3.75in x 3.25in
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