A rare French giant gilt brass four-glass mantel clock of one month duration Ambrosoni, Paris, late 19th century The rectangular four pillar bell striking movement with five wheel trains and visible Brocot escapement mounted within the dial regulated by Ellicott type compensated pendulum with Brocot rate adjustment, the backplate signed Ambrosoni, Paris and stamped with numbers 18204 and 24.8, the two-piece white enamel dial with visible escapement, gilt collet bordered winding holes and repeat signed AMBROSONI, PARIS to the recessed centre within Roman numeral chapter ring with regulation square at twelve o'clock, with blued steel moon hands and moulded gilt brass bezel, the substantial frosted gilt brass case with tablet upstand and cavetto cornice above heavy bevel glazed panels and caddy moulded uprights to angles, the interior with enamel beat scale annotated DEGREES OF THE CIRCLE to the upper surface of the conforming cavetto moulded skirt base incorporating bracket feet to the curved angles, 48.5cm (19ins) high.
A rare French giant gilt brass four-glass mantel clock of one month duration Ambrosoni, Paris, late 19th century The rectangular four pillar bell striking movement with five wheel trains and visible Brocot escapement mounted within the dial regulated by Ellicott type compensated pendulum with Brocot rate adjustment, the backplate signed Ambrosoni, Paris and stamped with numbers 18204 and 24.8, the two-piece white enamel dial with visible escapement, gilt collet bordered winding holes and repeat signed AMBROSONI, PARIS to the recessed centre within Roman numeral chapter ring with regulation square at twelve o'clock, with blued steel moon hands and moulded gilt brass bezel, the substantial frosted gilt brass case with tablet upstand and cavetto cornice above heavy bevel glazed panels and caddy moulded uprights to angles, the interior with enamel beat scale annotated DEGREES OF THE CIRCLE to the upper surface of the conforming cavetto moulded skirt base incorporating bracket feet to the curved angles, 48.5cm (19ins) high.
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