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A French gilt-brass striking eight day carriage clock
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A French gilt-brass striking eight day carriage clock

VIEL, PARIS. MID 19TH CENTURY

细节
A French gilt-brass striking eight day carriage clock
Viel, Paris. Mid 19th Century
The case with egg-and-dart mouldings, lion head mounts to the foliate handle and raised on winged feet, the silvered Roman dial with subsidiary alarm ring, blued steel hands, the twin barrels movement with brass platform to mono-metallic lever balance, countwheel strike on bell
7 in. (18 cm.) high
注意事项
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品专文

A carriage clock in a case of a comparable design is illustrated in J. Fanelli, A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks, New York, 1987, p.84 and also in C. Allix & P. Bonnert, Carriage Clocks, Their History and Development, Woodbridge, 1974, p.68, plate II/37.