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A French cloisonné carriage clock for the Spanish-speaking market, signed on the dial MUIRON & CIE, c. 1880. The faceted-glass Anglaise case is enamel-inlaid on all sides according to the cloisonné technique. It is flanked by Corinthian columns. The eight-day movement has a lever-platform escapement and grande sonnerie striking on two gongs. There is a lever in the bottom plate to select either grande sonnerie, petite sonnerie or silence. All indications are in Spanish, for instance Grande Campomeo for grande sonnerie. The enamel dial has moon phase indication below the centre of the main dial, and has subsidiary dials for the day, date, alarm. • Height: 21 cm.

 

 



The Horological Foundation Desk Diary Project.




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