French Corniche Carriage Clock with Full Calendar and Chimes
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Very fine quality French Corniche carriage clock manufactured for Le Roy & Fils, Paris. White enamel dial with black Roman numerals to the chapter ring. Full calendar subsidiary dials including day, date, month and alarm with seconds. Push repeat with Grande sonnerie, Petite Sonnerie and Silent feature. late 19th century, 15 cm high
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- Grande Sonnerie - A grande sonnerie is a striking system in a clock which strikes each quarter hour, striking one, two three or four times, followed by striking the hour on a different toned bell. The preceding hour may also be struck as each quarter hour.
- Chapter Ring - A separate metal plate on the face of a clock, on which the numerals for the hours and sometimes parts of the hours, are displayed, usually wheel shaped and sitting on top of the dial plate. The chapter ring is often a feature of the clock and can be silvered or enamelled to stand as a contrast to its background. The hours are usually shown in Roman numerals, although in the late 19th and earlt 20th century, Arabic numerals became fashionable.
- Date Aperture - A date aperture is a cut out section in the face of a watch or clock, displaying the day of the month.
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