The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 141

M. F. Dent, 33 Cockspur St, London, No. 17904,mid-1800s.Very fine gilt brass cased, eight-day going, carriage clock, striking and repeating hours on a gong, lever escapement, subsidiary seconds.

CHF 22,000 - 24,000

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 hands, 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, cutbimetallic balance, balance spring with outer terminalcurve, diamond endstone to balance cock, repeat button, strike/silent.Signed on dial and movement.Dim. 19 x 15 x 12,5 cm. excluding handle.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 4

Fair
Movement: * 3
Dial: 4 - 01

Notes

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