A good gilt repeating carriage clock with alarm
A good gilt repeating carriage clock with alarm
Retailed by Mansfield and Baird, Philadelphia
Date: Late 19th century
Movement: Silvered right angle platform lever escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance, striking the hour and half hour and repeating the hour on a gong
Dial: Engine turned gilt mask enclosing pale grey circular dial enhanced with gilt, roman chapters on white reserves, subsidiary alarm dial, blued hands
Case: Anglaise with ripple molded base and pediment, reeded handle above beveled glass top and side panels
Size: 7 ½ in (19cm) high including handle
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A good gilt repeating carriage clock with alarm
Retailed by Mansfield and Baird, Philadelphia
Date: Late 19th century
Movement: Silvered right angle platform lever escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance, striking the hour and half hour and repeating the hour on a gong
Dial: Engine turned gilt mask enclosing pale grey circular dial enhanced with gilt, roman chapters on white reserves, subsidiary alarm dial, blued hands
Case: Anglaise with ripple molded base and pediment, reeded handle above beveled glass top and side panels
Size: 7 ½ in (19cm) high including handle