An Empire ormolu grande sonnerie striking pendule d'officier, the case applied with foliate mounts and on toupie feet, the ogee top surmounted by a serpentine handle, milled foliate glazed circular bezel to the white enamel Arabic dial with blued moon hands and arrow-head alarm hand, the circular movement with chain fusee for the going with vertically positioned bridgecock verge escapement with three-arm balance on the back plate stamped 8471 and planted with the rack-and-snail work, with pull wind alarm/pull quarter repeat and strike on two bells

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An Empire ormolu grande sonnerie striking pendule d'officier, the case applied with foliate mounts and on toupie feet, the ogee top surmounted by a serpentine handle, milled foliate glazed circular bezel to the white enamel Arabic dial with blued moon hands and arrow-head alarm hand, the circular movement with chain fusee for the going with vertically positioned bridgecock verge escapement with three-arm balance on the back plate stamped 8471 and planted with the rack-and-snail work, with pull wind alarm/pull quarter repeat and strike on two bells
8¼ (21cm.) high

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