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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU QUARTER REPEATING PENDULE D'OFFICIER
THE DIAL SIGNED ROBERT & COURVOISIER [GENEVA], THE MOVEMENT NUMBERED 8119
The shaped square case applied with paterae and ribbon-tied oak boughs surmounted by snake handle, white enamel dial with arabic minute numerals enclosing roman chapters, pierced gilt hands, blued steel alarm hand, the balance wheel movement with fusee to the going train and going barrel to the striking train, verge escapement, rack striking the hours and quarters and quarter repeating on two nested bells, the polished steel striking work planted on the back plate, the separately wound alarm train wound by pulley on backplate, 1805-1811--9in. (23cm.) high
THE DIAL SIGNED ROBERT & COURVOISIER [GENEVA], THE MOVEMENT NUMBERED 8119
The shaped square case applied with paterae and ribbon-tied oak boughs surmounted by snake handle, white enamel dial with arabic minute numerals enclosing roman chapters, pierced gilt hands, blued steel alarm hand, the balance wheel movement with fusee to the going train and going barrel to the striking train, verge escapement, rack striking the hours and quarters and quarter repeating on two nested bells, the polished steel striking work planted on the back plate, the separately wound alarm train wound by pulley on backplate, 1805-1811--9in. (23cm.) high