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A French brass striking and repeating carriage clock with alarm, last quarter 19th century
The anglaise riche case with ripple galleries and stylised castings to the angles, with engine-turned and silvered mask to the white enamel Roman dial with Arabic five minutes (scratch to centre), blued steel hands, with alarm disc below, the twin barrel movement with silvered platform to the cut bimetallic balance with lever escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on gong to the backplate (alarm hammer re-soldered), with punched mark for Margaine and number 11063 -- 6in. (15cm.) high; with brown leather travel case and numbered key
The anglaise riche case with ripple galleries and stylised castings to the angles, with engine-turned and silvered mask to the white enamel Roman dial with Arabic five minutes (scratch to centre), blued steel hands, with alarm disc below, the twin barrel movement with silvered platform to the cut bimetallic balance with lever escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on gong to the backplate (alarm hammer re-soldered), with punched mark for Margaine and number 11063 -- 6in. (15cm.) high; with brown leather travel case and numbered key