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A gilt-brass grand sonnerie striking carriage clock with alarm
the foliate engraved gorge case with conforming mask to the white enamel Roman dial with Arabic five minutes, blued moon hands, with alarm disc below, with cut bimetallic balance to the platform lever escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on two gongs via three hammers to the backplate stamped for Drocourt and numbered 10370, with two position sonnerie adjustment lever to the underside, French, circa 1880 -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 2)
the foliate engraved gorge case with conforming mask to the white enamel Roman dial with Arabic five minutes, blued moon hands, with alarm disc below, with cut bimetallic balance to the platform lever escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on two gongs via three hammers to the backplate stamped for Drocourt and numbered 10370, with two position sonnerie adjustment lever to the underside, French, circa 1880 -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 2)