A FRENCH SMALL GILT MINUTE REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK OF BRASS

细节

A FRENCH SMALL GILT MINUTE REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK OF BRASS
Retailed by Tiffany

the movement with cut bimetallic balance to lever platform, quarter strike/minute repeat/alarm on two gongs on the backplate with two-position selection lever in the base, the backplate engraved France, Breveté S.G.D.G., white enamel Roman and Arabic dial signed Tiffany, blued moon hands, subsidiary alarm disc beneath, the mask overlaid with foliate pierced and engraved filligree work, similar panels to the sides with silk linings, the case cast with deep accanthus mouldings, Corinthian columns and foliate handle to the top; black leather travelling case
4½in. (11.5cm.) high (2)

拍品专文

Minute repeating carriage clocks are exceedingly rare due to the complexity and expense involved in making the quarter and minute racks and their related levers and hammers. Combine this with the problems of arranging the additional clockwork into a case of this small size and the result is a clock to be greatly admired