DROCOURT, NO.17979. LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A French gilt and silvered brass grande sonnerie carriage clock with alarm
drocourt, no.17979. last quarter 19th century
The architectural case with two-tone gilt columns, the pale blue enamel dial with white minute track and cartouches for the Gothic style Roman chapters, blued trefoil hands, with alarm ring below, the twin barrel movement with silvered platform to the bimetallic balance with lever escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on two gongs to the backplate stamped for Drocourt and numbered 17979, with three-position selection lever to the base; with original leather travel case and numbered key
7¼in. (18.5cm.) high
drocourt, no.17979. last quarter 19th century
The architectural case with two-tone gilt columns, the pale blue enamel dial with white minute track and cartouches for the Gothic style Roman chapters, blued trefoil hands, with alarm ring below, the twin barrel movement with silvered platform to the bimetallic balance with lever escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on two gongs to the backplate stamped for Drocourt and numbered 17979, with three-position selection lever to the base; with original leather travel case and numbered key
7¼in. (18.5cm.) high