A RARE AND UNUSUAL GILT CAST-BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH PUSH REPEAT AND ALARM FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
By Drocourt, Paris, No 6594, circa 1875
The Empire style case cast in relief with foliage, a large bevelled glass top panel, the enamel dial with ‘Breguet’ moon hands and sweep centre seconds and alarm dial, large silvered platform lever escapement, the backplate stamped with Drocourt’s DC and carriage clock cachet and numbered 6594, and a circular Chinese stamp, striking on a bell, the inner side of the front plate also numbered 6594 and again on the base plate
17.5cm high
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£500 - £800
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Hammer price:
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£1,300 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
A carriage clock signed Grohé, in a virtually identical case was sold in the rooms, 17 November 2021, lot 727.
The clock is in good condition. The strike and repeat functions, and the clock ticks.
