A FRENCH GILT-BRASS GORGE CASED PETITE SONNERIE STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK
Circa 1885
Retailed by LeRoy & Fils, 13 & 15 Palais Royal, Paris and 211 Regent Street, London, No. 12732, by Henri Jacot, No 4051
The signed white enamel dial with blued steel Breguet moon hands, with subsidiary alarm dial, the twin train movement engraved on the edge of the backplate by LeRoy and with their Paris address, the backplate with Jacot’s cachet mark and his number 4051 and engraved with his distinctive hand-setting arrows, 13cm high
| Estimate: | £600 - £1,000 |
The Gorge case with folding handle, push / repeat above large bevelled glass top and bevelled panels to the front, sides and back door, with original silvered platform lever escapement, striking and repeating the hours and quarters on two blued steel gongs, and with alarm train, the underside of the base with Silence / Sonnerie setting lever
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CONDITION REPORT
The case is in good condition. Some slight losses to gilding in places consistent with age. The glasses are in good condition. A chip to enamel on upper right and lefthand corners. The movement is ticking and appears to have been recently cleaned. The clock strikes but sticks and then does not strike or repeat - perhaps due to transit and requires small adjustment.