An engraved gilt-brass repeating carriage clock with alarm, French, circa 1890

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

An engraved gilt-brass repeating carriage clock with alarm, French, circa 1890

with enamel dial and subsidiary alarm dial, pierced and engraved mask, the repeating gong striking movement with lever platform escapement, No.4970, the gorge case engraved with scrolls, shuttered rear door, mounted on a plinth with metamorphic cherub feet,

7½in; 19cm high overall