A good mid 19th century rosewood travelling clock with 'loud/soft' striking option
Payne, 163 New Bond Street
Surmounted by a folding cast handle with traces of original gilding over a bevelled glass panel, similar side panels to an ogee moulding on a plinth base and brass squat bun feet, the elaborately engraved foliate dial with Roman chapter ring and foliate scrolled half hour marks, blued steel fleur-de-lys hands, the twin chain fusee movement with maintaining power to a large gilt platform with lever escapement to a cut and compensated bi metallic balance and blued steel spring, with engraved regulation arc to the signed backplate, striking on a coiled steel gong (the block stamped FD) 27.5 (10.75in) high.
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