Lot 24

A FRENCH GILT-BRASS AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ALARM

Circa 1900

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Hammer price: £3,200
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

The case inlaid with polychrome enamel cloisonné panels and with an arched fluted handle, push/repeat, Corinthian capitals, the dial within an enamelled surround, with blued steel hands, inscribed T. ULLMANN & CO / HONG KONG / SHANGHAI & TIENSEN, alarm subsidiary below, original silvered platform lever escapement, striking and repeating the hours on a gong

21 cm high


CONDITION REPORT

The case has been regilded.  The clock ticks but is sluggish.  The strike/repeat is sticky but will function with some additional power from the key giving some extra tension.  The movement will require a clean and service. 

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