DESCRIPTION:
France, for Theodore B. Starr, New York, an hour repeating carriage clock with Limoges enamel panels, the base with leaf and dart molding below a reeded band and thumb molded surbase, the corners with corinthian columns supporting a frieze wit reeded band and cock bead cornice, surmounted by a leaf and dart molding, rectangular frame for the top glass, and a foliate ornamented handle with central, gadrooned knop, the sides with Limoges enamel panels with plum colored ground, both featuring female figures, their skin colored in flesh tones, and all else rendered "en grisaille" with gilt highlights, the figure at the right gathering flowers, the one at the left harvesting wheat, gilt roman numeral dial and alarm chapter, with gilt bezels and mask, blued steel hands, 8 day, three train movement with lever platform and cut bimetallic balance, sounding the hours and half hour in passing, and repeating the last hour on demand, serial #1284
CONDITION:
case dirty, with significant losses to gilding, polish residue and tarnish, glasses good, Limoges panels very good, dial mask with staining and discoloration, dials and hands good, movement dirty, running, striking and repeating correctly, alarm functional, would benefit from service
ESTIMATE:
$2000
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$3000
PRICE SOLD:
$3400
CIRCA: 1880
DIMENSIONS: 8in x 4.25in x 3.75in
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