Ingold A Paris: A fine silver grande sonnerie striking duplex carriage clock, the foliate cast case on bun feet with detached accanthus columns to the angles supporting the top cast with birds amongst swags of fruit supported by a vacant central cartouche, foliate finials and scroll handle to top, glazed viewing aperture to the gilt duplex platform with plain brass balance, the twin-going barrel movement with grande sonnerie strike on two gongs coiled around the alarm bell within the base and with vertical hammer arbors, the rack- and-snail work planted on the backplate signed Ingold A Paris and with three position selection lever beneath engraved on the base plate gde. sonnerie/petite sonnerie/silent, the white enamel dial (hair cracks) signed Ingold à Paris in red script, with alarm ring, blue Roman chapter ring with blued moon hands and subsidiary seconds below XII

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Ingold A Paris: A fine silver grande sonnerie striking duplex carriage clock, the foliate cast case on bun feet with detached accanthus columns to the angles supporting the top cast with birds amongst swags of fruit supported by a vacant central cartouche, foliate finials and scroll handle to top, glazed viewing aperture to the gilt duplex platform with plain brass balance, the twin-going barrel movement with grande sonnerie strike on two gongs coiled around the alarm bell within the base and with vertical hammer arbors, the rack- and-snail work planted on the backplate signed Ingold A Paris and with three position selection lever beneath engraved on the base plate gde. sonnerie/petite sonnerie/silent, the white enamel dial (hair cracks) signed Ingold à Paris in red script, with alarm ring, blue Roman chapter ring with blued moon hands and subsidiary seconds below XII
8 1/2in. (21.5cm.) high

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Pierre Frédéric Ingold was born at Bienne, Switzerland in 1787. He worked in Paris for the master and carriage clock genius Abraham Louis Breguet and was one of the pioneers in producing duplicate watch parts by machinery. He is perhaps best known for the Ingold fraise, which for rounding up wheels and giving the proper form of tooth has never been excelled. This superb quality carriage clock bears the influence of his master with its highly decorative case, unusual duplex platform and vertical twin hammer strike.

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