A10748

Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder With Offset Dial

£4,300.00

Signed   LeRoy & Fils  - Hgers Du Roi  - a Paris
Circa   1820
Diameter   42 mm         

1 in stock

Description

An early 19th Century quarter repeating cylinder with gold offset dial by LeRoy in a decorative gold open face case.  Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel.  Plain cock with blue steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Signed gold engine turned dial with offset chapter of Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands.  Gold 18 carat open face case, the back and bezel profusely decorated with champleve engraving.  Engine turned middle, wound through the signed gold cuvette.

In excellent overall condition.