Sale 5044
London, South Kensington
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23 January 2011
Price realised
GBP 3,500
Estimate
A FRENCH GILT-BRASS STRIKE/REPEAT CARRIAGE CLOCK RETAILED BY HUNT & ROSKELL, LONDON, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY Engraved gilt-brass dial mask to white enamel chapter disc signed 'HUNT & ROSKELL/LONDON', blued steel hands, twin barrels movement with split bimetallic balance to silvered lever platform stamped for Soldano and numbered '78169', strike/repeat on gong, repeat signature to back plate 7 in. (18 cm.) high, handle down
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