Drocourt Giant Grande Sonnerie Repeating Carriage Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$10,000 – $15,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine’s Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$10,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture][/restrict]
Drocourt Giant Grande Sonnerie Repeating Carriage Clock with Calendar & Alarm
late 19th century
the heavily engraved brass case with front and back beveled glass panels, porcelain dial with engraved brass mask, subsidiary dials for the seconds, calendar and alarm, brass 8-day movement movement with a large lever platform escapement, striking and repeating the hours and quarters, dial marked "Idrac Le Roy, 22 Rue du Bouoli, Paris," movement with the Drocourt trademark and marked "Le Roy, 22 Rue du Bouoli, Paris," underside marked "Pte Sonnerie, Silence, Gde Sonnerie," numbered "12353" (matching the movement and case)
8 x 6 x 5 inches (handle down)