C.1820, French, Morbier, 2-Nested Bells, 2-Train, Clock (less weights), quarter strike, crown wheel rear hung pendulum with silk thread suspension.
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3 September 2025
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Condition: movement is clean and ticks and strikes with hand pressure. Porcelain dial has dings near 9 and 12:30. Embossed dial surround is missing bottom section. This unusual train layout gives the full hour count at 15, 30, and 45 past on one bell, and then strikes that hour a 4th and last time on a higher pitched bell. Ht 55"
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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C.1820, French, Morbier, 2-Nested Bells, 2-Train, Clock (less weights), quarter strike, crown wheel rear hung pendulum with silk thread suspension. Condition: movement is clean and ticks and strikes with hand pressure. Porcelain dial has dings near 9 and 12:30. Embossed dial surround is missing bottom section. This unusual train layout gives the full hour count at 15, 30, and 45 past on one bell, and then strikes that hour a 4th and last time on a higher pitched bell. Ht 55"
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