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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000

LOT 316

Planchon, 56-67, Palais Royal, Paris, No. 5416,circa 1892.Fine and unusual eight-day going carriage clock designed as a small lantern clock, in original leather fitted box.

C. Gilt bronze, designed as a small lantern clock standing on four bun-feet with bronze front and side frets cast with floral decoration, mock bell and three turned finials, glazed side panels pierced and engraved with a floral decoration, hinged back door with a dedication dated May 22, 1892, front face with engraved foliate spandrel-corners, hinged bronze glazed bezel. D. Cast gilt bronze with Roman numerals, the centre decorated with the symbolic figure of the Renommée. Blued steel ?poker andbeetle? hands. M. Small brass circular with cylindrical pillars, going barrel, platform escapement screwed on the back plate, the lateral lever escapement with cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring.Signed on the dial and back door.Dim. 115 x 57 x 50 mm.