A RARE FRENCH GILT BRASS KEYLESS PETITE SONNERIE CARRIAGE CLOCK

A RARE FRENCH GILT BRASS KEYLESS PETITE SONNERIE CARRIAGE CLOCK

BY LE ROY & FILS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the brass eight day movement with repeat and alarm mechanisms, the silvered platform lever escapement wound via a handle to the underside, stamped 'Le Roy & Fils, Patent No.9501, chiming the quarters on two gongs and the hours on one gong, the backplate and underside stamped with the serial number '11223', the enamelled dial with black Roman hours above an ivorine subsidiary alarm dial, the serpentine gorge case with Corinthian column corners, with bevelled glass enclosing fretwork panels and a hinged handle, a 'Silence Sonnerie' lever to the underside, with its original burgundy leather bound travelling case inscribed under the cover 'Le Roy & Fils, 57 New Bond Street, London, Made in France', the underside gilt stamped '11223' (2)