Hour Repeating Carriage Clock with Alarm

Description:

Hour Repeating Carriage Clock with Alarm, France, c. 1890, brass and beveled brass case, gilt gold-tone dial surround with enamel Roman numeral chapter ring and subsidiary Arabic alarm dial below, eight-day time, strike, and alarm with repeat on demand movement regulated by a platform escapement, all in a purple velvet-lined leather carrying case, ht. with handle extended 6 3/4 in.
Estimate $200-400

Dial has about 1 1/2 hairline. Movement ticks but doesn't stay running. Hands and strike out of sequence.


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