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A late 17th century ebony basket top quarter repeating table timepiece Henry Jones, in the Temple
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A late 17th century ebony basket top quarter repeating table timepiece
Henry Jones, in the Temple
The foliate scroll handle over the repousse caddy decorated with putti and foliage centred on St George and the Dragon within a roundel, flanked by flambeau finials the glazed sides and front door with applied cherub mask and foliage repousse mounts, over the shallow plinth base and four squat brass feet, the 6 inch Roman and Arabic dial with winged cherub spandrels and decorated calendar aperture to the matted centre, the single train fusee movement with tapered arbors and substantial collets, the rectangular plates united by five knopped and finned pillars, the backplate engraved with a symmetrical pattern of tulips and foliage centred on the oval signature cartouche. 40.5cm (16in)
The foliate scroll handle over the repousse caddy decorated with putti and foliage centred on St George and the Dragon within a roundel, flanked by flambeau finials the glazed sides and front door with applied cherub mask and foliage repousse mounts, over the shallow plinth base and four squat brass feet, the 6 inch Roman and Arabic dial with winged cherub spandrels and decorated calendar aperture to the matted centre, the single train fusee movement with tapered arbors and substantial collets, the rectangular plates united by five knopped and finned pillars, the backplate engraved with a symmetrical pattern of tulips and foliage centred on the oval signature cartouche. 40.5cm (16in)