A fine and rare 19th century French mid-sized Gorge cased petite sonnerie striking carriage cloc...

A fine and rare 19th century French mid-sized Gorge cased petite sonnerie striking carriage clock on two bells Retailed by Charles Oudin, stamped between the plates for the maker Jacot within an oval 1855/1862 medal cartouche The rippled handle over a large bevelled glass inspection panel, concave uprights framing the glazed sides and a moulded base, the white enamel rectangular Roman dial with minute track and blued steel Breguet-style hands over a subsidiary alarm, the gilt platform with compensated bimetallic balance over a jewelled club-foot lever escapement, striking the hours and the quarters on a pair of nested bells and hammers, the engraved signature on the backplate marked CH OUDIN, MEDAILLES DE 1856 A 1862, together with a double-ended keys 14cm high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing