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LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A French ormolu and cloisonne striking and repeating carriage clock with alarm
Last quarter 19th Century
The twin barrel movement with matted platform lever escapement with bimetallic balance, strike/repeat/alarm on gong on the backplate signed Breguet and numbered No 5125, the dial enamelled with a lattice and bold flower-heads and with matted gilt Roman chapter ring, blued steel hands, with subsidiary alarm ring below, the sides inlaid conformingly, the case engraved with scrolling foliage, flower-heads and acanthus leaves, similarly engraved stepped top with handle and push repeat button, case, backplate and bottom numbered 16032.
21.5cm. high
Last quarter 19th Century
The twin barrel movement with matted platform lever escapement with bimetallic balance, strike/repeat/alarm on gong on the backplate signed Breguet and numbered No 5125, the dial enamelled with a lattice and bold flower-heads and with matted gilt Roman chapter ring, blued steel hands, with subsidiary alarm ring below, the sides inlaid conformingly, the case engraved with scrolling foliage, flower-heads and acanthus leaves, similarly engraved stepped top with handle and push repeat button, case, backplate and bottom numbered 16032.
21.5cm. high
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