Retailed by R. P. Donaldson, Carlow, circa 1885
Estimate: | £500 - £800 |
Hammer price: | £950 |
The oval engraved case with a serpentine-shaped handle and push/repeat, the white enamel dial detailed R. P. Donaldson, Carlow, with blued steel 'Breguet' moon hands and subsidiary for alarm, original silvered platform, with bi-metallic compensated balance and club lever escapement, the twin train movement stamped 663, striking and repeating on a blued steel gong, together with its red Morocco leather case
14cm high (handle down)
PROVENANCE:
Cyril Fish, thence by descent.
Condition reporting
The case has been regilded. The movement ticks for a couple of minutes then stops. It strikes and repeats. Together with a double-ended key.