Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 14, 1990
LOT 348
Anonymous, French, made for the British Market. Circa 1890.
CHF 7,000 - 8,000
Sold: CHF 8,050
Hour and half hour striking and repeating carriage clock set with " Limoges" style enamel panels. Brass "gorge" case with panels on three sides enamelled on copper with raised polychrome flowers and exotic birds within gilt scrollwork on a deep brown ground. GiIt Roman hour chapters. GiIt Breguet hands. Rectangular brass movement with going barrels. Frosted and silvered platform with English type lever escapement. Striking on a gong. In good condition. Dim. 15.5 x10 x 8.7 cm excluding handle.
