A Swiss ‘Neuchatel’ quarter-striking bracket clock with pull-quarter repeat on two gongs

A Swiss 'Neuchatel' quarter-striking bracket clock with pull-quarter repeat on two gongs, unsigned, late 19th century

The rectangular twin barrel movement with four cylindrical pillars pinned through the backplate and going train regulated by anchor escapement, the two-in-one quarter striking train with countwheel cut for the hours and quarters and visible strikework mounted on the backplate and sounding on a graduated pair of gongs mounted on an iron spar behind the mechanism, the pull-quarter repeat mechanism also visible on the backplate and with similar arrangement of hammers sounding on the same two gongs, the 9.5 inch circular convex white enamelled Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track and blued steel hands applied with engraved gilt brass sunburst motifs, the waisted chocolate brown and floral garland painted case with gilt ball finial to the ogee-shaped upstand over arched gilt cornice and two-piece shaped giltwood door incorporating circular convex glass over shaped pendulum aperture, the sides with recessed arch glazed panels, the rear with door painted with floral spray to lower margin to interior, with gilt scroll carved feet standing on a conforming two-tier ogee-shaped bracket painted with further floral sprays, 87cm (34.25ins) high.