DESCRIPTION:
France, for Hamilton & Co., Calcutta, an exceptional hour repeating carriage clock with Limoges panels and dial, the Anglaise variant case with molded base below a fluted band, the corners with twisted columns having Corinthian capitals, and supporting a molded top with twisted carrying handle and thick bevelled glass, the case sides with polychrome opaque and transparent enamel scenes on a dark plum colored ground, featuring a young woman on the left, and a young man on the right, both in Elizabethan costume, in landscapes with castle in the background, the roman numeral dial also with landscape, castle, male figure and bird, the colored transparent enamels applied over colored foils, adding depth to the compositions, 8 day, three train movement with lever platform and cut bimetallic balance, sounding the hours and half hour on a gong, and repeating the last hour on demand
CONDITION:
case with tarnish and losses to gilding, front glass replaced, left side panel with filled loss at lower left, right panel and dial very good, hands good, movement dirty, running, striking, and repeating correctly, alarm functional
ESTIMATE:
$2000
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$3000
PRICE SOLD:
$4500
CIRCA: 1880
DIMENSIONS: 7.75in x 4.25in x 3.75in
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