Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Rodanet Carriage Clock with Quarter-hour Repeat on Command, Paris, c. 1890, brass and beveled glass case with Corinthian columns at the corners, pierced and engraved dial mask around the enamel arabic chapter ring marked A.H. Rodanet, Paris, subsidiary alarm dial below, eight-day, time, strike, and alarm movement regulated by a silvered platform escapement, with top-mounted button to activate quarter repeat, ht. with handle extended 7 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800
No chips to glasses. Currently running but could use service. No key,
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Keywords
Japan
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
From early timekeeping devices to precision regulators, the Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments department covers centuries of invention and function with trusted appraisals and world-competitive auctions.