Carriage clock with grande and petite sonnerie and alarm
Carriage clock with grande and petite sonnerie and alarm
Switzerland, Genèva
circa 1850
J. Picard (clock)
Brass, enamel, glass; gilding, casting
18.5 х 14.5 х 10.5 cm
Inscription on the dial: "J. Picard A Genève"; hallmark on the movement: "J. Picard A Genève"
Cast throughout with stylized leaves, guilloché and egg and dart molding, hinged doors, sides and top with bevelled glass, carrying handle designed as two intertwined snakes issuing from foliage. White enamel, rectangular, radial Roman numbers, outer minute track with dot five-minute indexes, alarm setting dial below with Arabic numbers. Blued steel “Breguet” hands. Rectangular, gilt brass, going barrels for the going and striking trains, silvered platform with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance
Инв.1945.1-2/MMP