Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 80
LEROY & FILS GRANDE PETITE SONNERIE CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ALARM GILT BRASS Leroy & Fils, 13 & 15 Palais Royal, Paris, 211 Regent Street, London. Made circa 1880. Fine, gilt brass, alarm clock.
HKD 32,000 - 58,000
USD 4,200 - 7,400 / CHF 4,000 - 7,000
Sold: HKD 40,000
Gilt brass, glazed sides and back door, the top glazed to view the escapement, hinged carrying handle. White with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost Arabic five minute numerals, Subsidiary seconds dial. Blue steel Spade hands. Gilt brass, rectangular plates, four pillars, barrels for the going, striking trains and alarm, straight-line escapement on a nickle platform, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blue steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, striking and repeating on two gongs with two hammers, strike selection lever in the base. Movement plate stamped 11896.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6 |
Good Slightly oxidized |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-9-01 |
Good Scratched HANDS Original |