DESCRIPTION:
France, for Tiffany & Co., an early 20th century grand sonnerie striking carriage clock with alarm, the polished brass Louis XV Doucine case with applied, cast C scroll ornaments at top and base, signed, arabic numeral white enamel dial with subsidiary alarm chapter, blued steel hands, 8 day three train movement with lever platform and cut bimetallic balance, striking the hours and quarters in passing and repeating the last hour and quarter on demand, a three position lever in the base for control of the strike function
CONDITION:
case polished and lacquered, losses to gilding on C scroll ornament, left side glass missing, right side glass with small chips, top center and and lower left, dial with hidden losses at upper left and right corners, hands good, movement a bit dirty, running, striking and repeating correctly, would benefit from service. An interesting technical feature of this clock is that there is no dead blow between the hours and quarters, so the quarters commence immediately following the hours.
ESTIMATE:
$800
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$1200
PRICE SOLD:
$800
CIRCA: 1920
DIMENSIONS: 6.5in x 3.375in x 3in
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