Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Leon Clement Bourgeois Gilt Carriage Clock, France, c. 1880, gilt cast brass and beveled glass case with top-mounted carrying handle, enamel roman numeral dial marked "Leon Clement Bourgeois a Morez Jura" eight-day time, strike with repeat on demand, and pull-wind alarm movement regulated by a cylinder platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 7 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
Clock is currently running. Dial chip at top mounting screw (hidden when door is closed). Glass corner chips on lower front door and object let side panel.
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Leon Clement Bourgeois Gilt, FranceStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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