NO.2490, PANELS SIGNED FAVONY. LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A French gilt-brass and limoges enamel mounted grande sonnerie carriage clock with alarm
no.2490, panels signed favony. last quarter 19th century
The anglaise riche case with gadrooned angles and ripple galleries, the sides mounted with enamel side panels painted respectively with a soldier with pike and a lady with a fan, each in Renaissance costume, the panels both signed by the artist Favony, the dial painted with scene of a castle wall and moat at night, applied with a gilt-metal Roman chapter ring with pierced mount to the centre, blued hands, the twin barrel movement with silvered platform to the bimetallic balance with lever escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on two gongs to the backplate with white enamel alarm disc, numbered 2490, with three position adjustment lever to the base; the functions inscribed in Spanish
6.3/8in. (16.25cm.) high
no.2490, panels signed favony. last quarter 19th century
The anglaise riche case with gadrooned angles and ripple galleries, the sides mounted with enamel side panels painted respectively with a soldier with pike and a lady with a fan, each in Renaissance costume, the panels both signed by the artist Favony, the dial painted with scene of a castle wall and moat at night, applied with a gilt-metal Roman chapter ring with pierced mount to the centre, blued hands, the twin barrel movement with silvered platform to the bimetallic balance with lever escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on two gongs to the backplate with white enamel alarm disc, numbered 2490, with three position adjustment lever to the base; the functions inscribed in Spanish
6.3/8in. (16.25cm.) high