PENDULE DE VOYAGE 'GRANDE SONNERIE' EN LAITON DORE AVEC PHASES DE LUNE, JOUR DE LA SEMAINE ET CALENDRIER, TRAVAIL FRANCAIS DE LA FIN DU 19EME SIECLE A late 19th century French gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock with moonphase, day of the week...

Gironde & Cie, Paris

Gironde & Cie, Paris
The 5 glass gorge case surmounted by a rippled handle and repeat button on a stepped base, with lever underneath with options for grande sonnerie, silence, and petite sonnerie and a further separate lever for moonphase adjustment, the signed circular white enamel Roman dial with outer minute track, with moonphase to the centre, and blued steel spade hands, over three smaller subsidiary dials for days of the week (in French), alarm dial and calendar dial, the signed twin barrel movement with lever escapement and cut and compensated bimetallic balance, striking the hours, half hours and quarters on a pair of blued steel coiled gongs striking on three hammers. Currently running, striking and repeating. 19cms high

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