Giant humpback carriage clock signed L. Leroy & Cie à Paris no. 24833, date 1915-20.
Giant humpback carriage clock signed L. Leroy & Cie à Paris no. 24833, date 1915-20. From 1888 'Successeurs Ancienne Maison Le Roy et Fils'. Beautiful humpback carriage clock with grande-petite sonnerie, striking mechanism on two gongs, with a subsidiary seconds dial , moon phase, date, alarm mechanism. Silver plated so-called 'engine-turned' dial with 8-day movement. At the bottom lever for the striking mechanism: grande sonnerie, petite sonnerie or silence, as well as a lever to change the moon phase. Escapement with helical balance spring with fine adjustment. Setting the alarm on the backplate. HxWxD (handle down) 18x12.5x9 cm. Price on request.
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