M.F. Dent, 33 Cockspur St, London, No. 17904, mid-19th Century. Good gilt brass cased, eight-day going, carriage clock, striking and repeating hours on a gong, lever escapement, subsidiary seconds. | Important Collectors Wristwatches Pocket Watches & Clocks | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 21st October 1995

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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995

LOT 172

M.F. Dent, 33 Cockspur St, London, No. 17904, mid-19th Century. Good gilt brass cased, eight-day going, carriage clock, striking and repeating hours on a gong, lever escapement, subsidiary seconds.

CHF 26,000 - 30,000

C. Gilt brass, glazed on three sides and top, solid back door, repeat button. D. White enamel, gilt engine-turned surround, Roman chapters, blued steel "spade" bands, steel seconds hand. M. Brass rectangular, spotted, fusees and chains for both trains, maintaining power on going side, platform lever escapement, single-roller pointed tooth wheel, cut bimetallic balance, balance spring with outer terminal curve, diamond endstone to balance cock, repeat button, strike/silent. Signed on dial and movement. hl good condition. Dim. 19 x 15 x 12.5 cm. excluding handle.

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Note: By about the middle of the 19th Century, English carriage clocks had essentially reached their final from. For this reason, and in the absence of makers' workbooks, or any diagnostic features, it is impossible to decide exactly when most were made.