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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
Barraud & Lunds (41 Cornhill, London), unnumbered, late 1860s. Good, small wooden case eight day going mantel clock striking hours on a bell. Platform lever escapement.
C. Rosewood veneered, glassed three sides and top, rear door with decorative wooden fret over red silk, original door key, dentil moulding above dial. D. Gilt and engraved brass within silvered, bevelled frame. Roman chapters, blued steel °halberd" bands. M. Brass rectangular, fusees and chains to both trains, maintaining power on going side, platform lever escapement, single coller, pointedtooth wheel, plain steel balance, flat balance spring, ruby endstone to balance cock. In good condition. Signed on the dial. Dim. 20.5 x 14.5 x 11.25 cm.