Carriage Grande and Petite Sonnerie striking alarm сlock
Carriage Grande and Petite Sonnerie striking alarm сlock
Switzerland, Genèva
Сirca 1850
J. Picard (clock)
Brass, enamel, glass; gilding, casting, enamel, mechanical work
18.5 х 14.5 х 10.5 cm
On the dial face: “J. Picard à Genève”. On the key: “SWISS MADE 4.75”. On the back plate: “J. PICARD À. GENÈVE.”, “P/G/S”
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
1945.1-2ММП/ДПИ