A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED STRIKING AND REPEATING VERGE BRACKET CLOCK
Thomas Pace, London, Circa 1780
Estimate: |
£1,200 - £1,800
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Hammer price:
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£1,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The inverted bell top pediment surmounted by a brass carrying handle, with four brass ball finials, above the cornice, above a panel door inset with a glazed arch and two spandrels, the sides each with an inset brass fish-scale grille panel, on brass bracket feet, the 6 3/4in arched brass dial plate with foliate engraving and with strike/silent subsidiary and slightly convex dial below with Roman chapter, detailed Thomas Pace, London, with pierced brass hands, the twin train gut fusée with foliate engraved backplate and strike on a bell
48cm high
CONDITION REPORT
With steel key. The clock is ticking and strikes. It would benefit from a service. It appears to have been restored some while ago. The case has some veneer loss around the edges of both the brass side panels. There is a crack to the lefthand top of the door. A small loss to the veneer on the front edge of the lower edge of the caddy.
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