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Geneva, Apr 20, 1996
LOT 537
Not signed, No. 3865, Swiss, circa 1860. Fine and rare gilt brass, eight day going quarter striking and repeating carriage clock in original travelling fitted box.
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
C. Gilt brass "corniche", glazed four faces and top. D. Silvered with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands with skeletonised tip. M. Brass rectangular with going barrels both for the going and the striking trains, platform with lateral lever escapement, plain steel three-arm balance with flat balance spring and regulator. Striking and repeating on two gongs with visible work on the back plate, button on the top and Strike/Silent lever in the base. In very good condition. Dim. 15.5 x 11.5 x 9 cm, excluding the handle.
