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A good mid 18th century ebonised quarter repeating table clock Avenell, London
12 December 2012, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,375 inc. premium
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A good mid 18th century ebonised quarter repeating table clock
Avenell, London
Surmounted by a boldly cast handle over a moulded cornice and glazed side apertures to a moulded base and block feet, the 6.75 inch break arched dial signed on a wheatear-engraved plaque to the arch over a strike/silent lever and Roman and Arabic chapter ring with half-quarter marks and inner quarter hour track, the matted centre with mock pendulum and date apertures, the twin wire fusee movement with knife-edge verge escapement rack striking on a bell and repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, with five knopped and finned pillars, the backplate centred by an engraved basket of flowers within symmetrical floral scrolls 50cms (19.5ins) high.
Surmounted by a boldly cast handle over a moulded cornice and glazed side apertures to a moulded base and block feet, the 6.75 inch break arched dial signed on a wheatear-engraved plaque to the arch over a strike/silent lever and Roman and Arabic chapter ring with half-quarter marks and inner quarter hour track, the matted centre with mock pendulum and date apertures, the twin wire fusee movement with knife-edge verge escapement rack striking on a bell and repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, with five knopped and finned pillars, the backplate centred by an engraved basket of flowers within symmetrical floral scrolls 50cms (19.5ins) high.