Abraham Louis Breguet (1747-1823)
Carriage clock
Silver, blued steel, leather | 16.0 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2932
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A silver 'humpback' clock in a green leather travelling case tooled with gold.
The clock in a silver case with quadruple chain carrying handles. Half quarter repeating by means of a gold chain extending from the base. Engine turned silver dial with, on the main dial, the 12 hours represented in Roman numerals and blued steel moon shaped hands; subsidiary dials - seconds dial in the arch, to the left records the phases of the moon and to the right the alarm setting. Date, month and and year indicators on rotating dials below the main dial. With key and chain.
Breguet number 2806 -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver, blued steel, leather
Measurements
16.0 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm (whole object)
Object type(s)