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Alarm Carriage Clock, Bourgeois et Clément, Morez, c.
Alarm Carriage Clock, Bourgeois et Clément, Morez, c.
Item Details
Description
Gilt brass, facetted glazing, original leather case
France, circa 1840
C. A. Bourgeois et Clément fils, Morez, France
Spring-driven brass movement
Escapement with balance wheel
Running duration: 1 week
4/4 striking mechanism with string wind-up three hammers on two bells
Grande and petite sonnerie
Alarm function with and repetition
Enamelled dial signed ‘[C.] A. Bourgeois et Clément fils / A MOREZ’ with breguet hands
1 wind-up key
Dimensions: 19.5 x 14 x 11 cm
Good original condition
Rare, very exclusive bronze doré ‘Pendule D’Officier’ alarm clock in original, gilt case

This ormolu carriage clock by the manufactory Bourgeois et Clément fils has a spring-driven brass movement and an escapement with balance wheel. It features a quarter-hour strike mechanism with three hammers on two bells, which can be witched between Grande Sonnerie and Petite Sonnerie. The running duration is one week. There is an alarm function and repetition. The enamel dial is signed ‘[C.] A. Bourgeois et Clément fils / A MOREZ’.


Literature: cf.: Lodovico Magistretti and Luigi Pippa, I Ritmi del Tempo - Storia ed evoluzione della Pendulette de voyage, Milan 1998, p. 164.


The alarm clock is in good original condition with signs of age and wear. One string is a later addition. The dial is chipped around the left key hole. The clock is functional; long-term precision and regularity cannot be guaranteed. The strike mechanism requires a resetting. The dimensions are 19.5 x 14 x 11 cm. (tfa)


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Alarm Carriage Clock, Bourgeois et Clément, Morez, c.

Estimate €1,600 - €2,000
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