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BY HAMILTON CRICHTON & CO, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A French ormolu cloisonne striking and repeating carriage clock with alarm
By Hamilton Crichton & Co, Paris, last quarter 19th Century
The twin barrel movement with matted platform lever escapement with bimetallic balance, strike/repeat/alarm on gong on the backplate, the enamelled dial with scrolling lines and flower-heads and with matted gilt Roman chapter ring with blued steel hands, with subsidiary alarm ring below signed Hamilton Crichton & Co/Paris, the sides inlaid conformingly, the case engraved with zigzag lines and foliage, the stepped top engraved with flower-heads and push repeat (lacking button)
14.5cm. high
By Hamilton Crichton & Co, Paris, last quarter 19th Century
The twin barrel movement with matted platform lever escapement with bimetallic balance, strike/repeat/alarm on gong on the backplate, the enamelled dial with scrolling lines and flower-heads and with matted gilt Roman chapter ring with blued steel hands, with subsidiary alarm ring below signed Hamilton Crichton & Co/Paris, the sides inlaid conformingly, the case engraved with zigzag lines and foliage, the stepped top engraved with flower-heads and push repeat (lacking button)
14.5cm. high
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