A FRENCH RELIEF-CAST BRASS PETITE SONNERIE STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK
By Grohé, Paris, circa 1875
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£800 - £1,200
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Hammer price:
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£850 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The relief-cast case of Empire style, modelled with outstretched swan and foliage, with adorned dolphin ‘supports’, the white enamel dial with blued steel trefoil hands and an alarm subsidiary, the twin train movement signed GROHÉ PARIS to the backplate, with original platform lever escapement, striking the quarters on two bells, the base with strike selection lever, the front of the front plate stamped HJ
18cm high
Condition report: This clock appears to have been recently restored and is in good condition. The clock ticks when wound. The petite sonnerie works on pushing the repeat. The bells appear to have been broken and re silver soldered. They are flat sounding.
The backplate is stamped 387 as is the underside of the base.
The dial may have been restored?
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