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19th Century French Petite Sonnerie Ormolu Carriage Clock by Grohé with Calendar
19th Century French Petite Sonnerie Ormolu Carriage Clock by Grohé with Calendar

19th Century French Petite Sonnerie Ormolu Carriage Clock by Grohé with Calendar

Located in London, GB

A Petit Sonnerie carriage clock by Grohe of Paris The gilt bronze case comprehensively engraved, and having a retractable carrying handle; the lever movement driving the petit son...

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Antique 19th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Brass, Bronze

A superb 19th century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock, circa 1870.
A superb 19th century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock, circa 1870.

A superb 19th century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock, circa 1870.

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

The striking has three different positions, which are set by a lever in the bottom plate: strike, silence and quarters. The grande sonnerie system strikes the hours and the quarter h...

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Chinese Canton Automaton Acrobat Musical Pagoda Waterfall Bracket Clock
Vintage Chinese Canton Automaton Acrobat Musical Pagoda Waterfall Bracket Clock

Vintage Chinese Canton Automaton Acrobat Musical Pagoda Waterfall Bracket Clock

Located in Danville, CA

This clock strikes every 15 minutes, Petite Sonnerie striking. The mechanism is 8 day movement, driven by double fusee chain.

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Automaton Waterfall & Figure Mother of Pearl Inlaid Musical Canton Bracket Clock
Automaton Waterfall & Figure Mother of Pearl Inlaid Musical Canton Bracket Clock

Automaton Waterfall & Figure Mother of Pearl Inlaid Musical Canton Bracket Clock

Located in Danville, CA

This clock strikes every 15 minutes, Petite Sonnerie striking. The mechanism is 8 day movement, driven by double fusee chain.

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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Drocourt, a French grande sonnerie travel clock, Russian retailer, circa 1880
Drocourt, a French grande sonnerie travel clock, Russian retailer, circa 1880

Drocourt, a French grande sonnerie travel clock, Russian retailer, circa 1880

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Muser & Cie Moscou, blued steel Breguet hands and alarm subsidiary below, 8-day spring-driven movement with the mark for Drocourt and ratchet tooth platform lever escapement, rack gr...

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Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Materials

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Vienna Regulator,  Grand Sonnerie Wall Clock in Walnut
Vienna Regulator,  Grand Sonnerie Wall Clock in Walnut

Vienna Regulator, Grand Sonnerie Wall Clock in Walnut

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Vienna Regulator, Grand Sonnerie Wall Clock in Walnut

By Vienna Bronze

Located in Perth, GB

This way, if you are within hearing distance of the clock, day or night, you can tell exactly what time it is at each quarter hour A "petite sonnerie" movement generally strikes once...

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Furniture

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Walnut

Swiss Ormolu 'Pendule d'officier' by Meuron & Compagnie, circa 1810
Swiss Ormolu 'Pendule d'officier' by Meuron & Compagnie, circa 1810

Swiss Ormolu 'Pendule d'officier' by Meuron & Compagnie, circa 1810

By Meuron & Compagnie

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Swiss ormolu 'pendule d'officier' with grande sonnerie, by Meuron & Compagnie, circa 1810. 9.7 cm enamel dial with Arabic numerals signed Meuron & Comp, fine pierced gilt hands ...

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Antique 19th Century Swiss Empire Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

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Small French Gilt Quarter Striking Alarm Carriage Clock, Margaine, circa 1900
Small French Gilt Quarter Striking Alarm Carriage Clock, Margaine, circa 1900

Small French Gilt Quarter Striking Alarm Carriage Clock, Margaine, circa 1900

Located in Amsterdam, NL

., fine blued steel spade hands, fitted in a matted gilt surround with alarm subsidiary below, eight-day spring driven movement with fine club tooth lever platform escapement, marked...

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Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Audemars Piguet Platinum Grande Sonnerie Carillon Men's Minute Repeater Watch
Audemars Piguet Platinum Grande Sonnerie Carillon Men's Minute Repeater Watch

Audemars Piguet Platinum Grande Sonnerie Carillon Men's Minute Repeater Watch

By Audemars Piguet

Located in Dallas, TX

An amazing masterpiece of horological technology featuring the grande sonnerie, striking a pleasing chime on the hours and quarter hours, and the petite sonnerie, emitting the chime ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Platinum

Breguet Neveu Compagnie à Paris. Grande Sonnerie Striking Carriage Clock
Breguet Neveu Compagnie à Paris. Grande Sonnerie Striking Carriage Clock

Breguet Neveu Compagnie à Paris. Grande Sonnerie Striking Carriage Clock

By Breguet a Paris

Located in Savannah, GA

Movement: spring driven repeating movement with grande sonnerie and petite striking on two bells with chronometer escapement and remontoire.

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Antique 1840s French Neoclassical Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

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Audemars Piguet Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater Wristwatch
Audemars Piguet Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater Wristwatch

Audemars Piguet Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater Wristwatch

By Audemars Piguet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This beautiful Audemars Piguet Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater is as strrrrrrrrrr o'clock is pulled, the watch lets of a series of delightful bells ringing out the exact time shown o...

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Baroque Mantel Clock with Chimes by Georg Erh. Finely, Germany, circa 1740
Baroque Mantel Clock with Chimes by Georg Erh. Finely, Germany, circa 1740

Baroque Mantel Clock with Chimes by Georg Erh. Finely, Germany, circa 1740

Located in Vienna, AT

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