AN INTERESTING GEORGE III AND LATER STAINED PEARWOOD QUARTER CHIMING BRACKET CLOCK
The verge movement by Thomas Howse, London, circa 1770, later adapted and fitted with quarter chiming work, 19th Century
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£1,000 - £1,500
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Hammer price:
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£900 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The bell top case with brass handle and four finials, above an arched glazed door, with 6 ¾ in. arched brass dial, signed on the chapter ring, on stepped foot and later stepped foot for the chiming power mechanism, the sides each with a gilt-metal roundel above shaped glazed panel, the signed twin train chain fusée movement with verge escapement and foliate engraved backplate, striking the hour on a bell, later fitted with quarter chiming work on eight bells, driven from a large chain fusée power reserve housed in the adapted base
55 cm high, handle down
Condition Report:
1 case key
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