Grohé No. 2449 An early Victorian rosewood three-train quarter striking giant four glass clock with chronometer escapement. Circa 1850 The case on adjustable gilt-metal bun feet, bevelled glass to the sides and stepped top surmounted by a large gilt metal foliate cast and faceted handle, push repeat button to the left side, the front door set with gilt-metal frame engine turned and with foliate engraving to the spandrels complementing the gilt-metal dial mask finely engraved with flower-heads within scolling foliage, the white enamel Roman dial with blued moon hands and signed Grohé Wigmore Street London 2449 , the massive six pillar triple chain fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power, large escapement platform with spring detent, blued steel helical spring to the bimetallic compensated balance with brass protection screen from the fly wheel, quarter strike on two gongs with hour strike on further larger gong, the backplate signed Grohé Wigmore St. London 2449 , the movement secured to the case with three brass seat-board brackets; the substantial rosewood travelling box with twin gilt-metal hinged locks and further Bramah lock, the padded interior lined with the original blued velvet and recessed hole to one corner for a brass chronometer tipsy winding key 11¼ in (28.5 cm.) high
Grohé No. 2449 An early Victorian rosewood three-train quarter striking giant four glass clock with chronometer escapement. Circa 1850 The case on adjustable gilt-metal bun feet, bevelled glass to the sides and stepped top surmounted by a large gilt metal foliate cast and faceted handle, push repeat button to the left side, the front door set with gilt-metal frame engine turned and with foliate engraving to the spandrels complementing the gilt-metal dial mask finely engraved with flower-heads within scolling foliage, the white enamel Roman dial with blued moon hands and signed Grohé Wigmore Street London 2449 , the massive six pillar triple chain fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power, large escapement platform with spring detent, blued steel helical spring to the bimetallic compensated balance with brass protection screen from the fly wheel, quarter strike on two gongs with hour strike on further larger gong, the backplate signed Grohé Wigmore St. London 2449 , the movement secured to the case with three brass seat-board brackets; the substantial rosewood travelling box with twin gilt-metal hinged locks and further Bramah lock, the padded interior lined with the original blued velvet and recessed hole to one corner for a brass chronometer tipsy winding key 11¼ in (28.5 cm.) high
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