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A French gilt-brass quarter-striking and repeating carriage clock with alarm, circa 1880
The gorge case with foliate engraved gilt mask to the white enamel Roman dial with Arabic five minutes, blued moon hands, alarm dial below, silvered lever platform to the bimetallic balance, strike/repeat/alarm on two gongs to the backplate stamped for Drocourt and 8142, two-position sonnerie adjustment to underside -- 5¼in. (13cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 1)
The gorge case with foliate engraved gilt mask to the white enamel Roman dial with Arabic five minutes, blued moon hands, alarm dial below, silvered lever platform to the bimetallic balance, strike/repeat/alarm on two gongs to the backplate stamped for Drocourt and 8142, two-position sonnerie adjustment to underside -- 5¼in. (13cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 1)