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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 418

Unsigned, France, circa 1890. Fine and rare gilt bronze, eight day going "mignonette " quarter-repeating "grande and petite sonnerie " , carriage clock. C. Gilt bronze, glazed, "Anglaise Riche" with fluted columns D. White enamel with Arabic numerals. Blued-steel hands. Frosted and gilt dial-plate. M. Brass, eight-day with going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, gilt brass platform with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Quarter striking and repeating on gongs with button on the top, grande and petite sonnerie/silent, optional lever in the base. Dim. 8,3 x 5,7 x 5,1 cm., excluding the handle. c 4 D 21 - 51 M 24 C Estimate: SFr. 12'000 - 14'000

C. Gilt bronze, glazed, "Anglaise Riche" with fluted columns D. White enamel with Arabic numerals. Blued-steel hands. Frosted and gilt dial-plate. M. Brass, eight-day with going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, gilt brass platform with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Quarter striking and repeating on gongs with button on the top, grande and petite sonnerie/silent, optional lever in the base. Dim. 8,3 x 5,7 x 5,1 cm., excluding the handle. c 4 D 21 - 51 M 24 C Estimate: SFr. 12'000 - 14'000