Bidspirit auction | L & E FABRE. A

L & E FABRE. A LATE 19TH CENTURY OVERSIZED GRAND SONNERIE WESTMINSTER CHIME CARRIAGE CLOCK the gilt brass case surmounted by a hinged handle and raised moulded glazed panel above four glazed panels and four reeded corinthian column corners on a moulded base, the underside marked 'Grand Sonnerie, Silence, Petite Sonnerie', the masked gilt dial with Roman numerals above a subsidiary alarm dial fronting a spring-driven eight-day quarter chiming movement on four gongs and the hour/half hour on a larger gong; original compensated lever escapement and alarm mechanism - with original Moroccan leather carrying case and winding key - inner lid labelled for 'Fabre, Florida 87'