Barraud & Lund, high-qualified carriage-clock
sold
High-qualified Carriage-clock
Barraud & Lund
London
No. 4 152
around 1880
heavy, gold-plated brass-case,
five-sides-glazed, Glass panels with polished facets
silver-plated dial with floral engraving
little seconde at 12 o’clock
Up- and Down-Display, 9 days, at 6 o’clock
Spadeform-hands, Steel, blued
high-qualified movement with chain and volute
overhead echappement with lever-escapement
bimetallic compensation-balance with screws
and 4 regulation-screws
Movement signed on back-side:
„Barraud & Lund, 41 Cornhill, London, 4152“
41 Cornhill was the address of Barraud & Lund until approx. 1880.
Thereafter moving to 49 Cornhill.
On front-side of case-feet engravement:
„Guy 28th Sep. 1882“
Provenance:
- Gift to Basil Guy Oswald Smith (1861-1928), probably to his
21st birthday.
Regarding Wikipedia Basil Guy Oswald Smith
was a descendant of a banker-family and in 1917
he was High Sheriff from Berkshire.
- Sotheby’s 9. Juli 2019 London
Property from the Estate of Sir John and Lady Smith
Height of the clock: approx. 14,5cm
Width of the clock: approx. 10,5cm
Depth oft he clock: approx. 8,0cm
with original, leather-covered Travel-case
sold