Lot Essay
See footnote to lot 7 regarding combination carriage clocks. The design of the present example, with all relevant information displayed on a single dial, makes it eminently practical for use in transit.
CIRCA 1890
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a french gilt-brass combination striking and repeating carriage clock with aneroid barometer and thermometers
circa 1890
The corniche case with silvered mask engraved with fahrenheit, reaumur and centigrade registers for the mercury and alcohol thermometers flanking the white enamel Roman dial, blued hands, with silvered aneroid barometer dial below, lever platform to the bimetallic balance, strike/repeat on gong to the backplate
6in. (15cm.) high
circa 1890
The corniche case with silvered mask engraved with fahrenheit, reaumur and centigrade registers for the mercury and alcohol thermometers flanking the white enamel Roman dial, blued hands, with silvered aneroid barometer dial below, lever platform to the bimetallic balance, strike/repeat on gong to the backplate
6in. (15cm.) high