Furniture and Collections - 10 Apr 2025
A FRENCH GILT BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK
A FRENCH GILT BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK
BY DROCOURT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the brass eight day movement with a silvered platform escapement, alarm and hour repeat mechanisms and striking on a gong, the backplate stamped 'DC' and with serial number '12436', the enamel dial with black Roman hours and retailer's details above a subsidiary alarm dial with Arabic hours, inside a guilloche frame, the five glass case stamped '12436' to the underside, with its original leather bound case
13.5cm high