The movement by Alexander Cumming, London, Circa 1805, the case a Victorian replacement
Estimate: | £500 - £1,000 |
Hammer price: | £300 |
The case with an arched hood, above glazed hinged door, flanked to each side with a canted angle, the trunk flanked by a canted angle to each side and inset with an arched panel door, above a panelled brass-mounted base and plinth with block feet, the 9 3/4in arched signed silvered dial, with seconds subsidiary and calendar aperture, with pierced blued steel hands, the twin train movement with deadbeat escapement and rack strike on a bell, with wood rod pendulum and a pair of copper cased weights
197cm high
CONDITION REPORT
In unrestored condition. The movement requires a full service. The strike/silent mechanism has been removed and the slot in the dial filled. The case is a Victorian replacement.