LOT 124 A fine and rare second quarter of the 19th century rosewood alarm timepiece Gorham, Maker to the Queen, Kensington
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Gorham, Maker to the Queen, KensingtonThe case with octagonal handle set between foliate uprights, over heavy bevelled glass panels to an ogee moulded plinth base on block feet, the signed one piece silvered 4 inch dial with outer minute track enclosing the Roman numerals and dotted alarm ring, with blued steel moon hands for the time and a tapering hand for the alarm setting, all within an angled sight ring, the movement with large rectangular plates united by four turned pillars, with chain fusee to the going train terminating in a large gilt platform, the blued steel hairspring set in a diamond endstone in a double screwed chaton to a very heavy brass balance and an English lever escapement, the alarm train powered by a spring barrel and sounding at the desired time on a very long circular section blued steel gong mounted on a weighted bracket to the rear, the backplate signed James Gorham, Kensington 27.5cms (10.5ins) high.
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