Beschreibung:

An unusual French satinwood small mantel timepiece with alarm and 'regulator' style centre-seconds dial layout Unsigned, circa 1900 The eight-day back wound movement with silvered platform lever escapement mounted vertically on the backplate beneath alarm bell set within a cut-out to the upper margin, the circular white enamel dial with subsidiary Arabic alarm setting over Roman numeral hour and minute dials to the pale blue ground centre within outer seconds ring, with blued steel hands set within fixed moulded cast brass bezel fitted with convex bevel glass, the arched case with cavetto moulded leading edge following the outline of the front of the case decorated with ebony and box chevron stringing enclosing a shaped crossbanded and ebony strung flame figured panel beneath dial, the sides slightly flaring outwards at the base, the rear with circular pierced brass cover, on cavetto moulded skirt base with elaborate ogee bracket feet, 26.5cm (10.5ins) high. Condition report disclaimer