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Lot 8

A late 17th century miniature brass lantern clock
Joseph Knibb, London

16 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £4,750 inc. premium

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A late 17th century miniature brass lantern clock

Joseph Knibb, London
Surmounted by a strapped bell and five turned finials interspersed by pierced foliate scroll frets, the tapering columns with integral-cast capitals and bases, the 3.75 inch silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, inner quarter hour track and trident half hour markers enclosing the signed centre decorated with a central flowerhead amid other foliage and flowers, the weight driven movement (weights now lacking) with verge escapement and short bob pendulum, the strike train with circular-section locking detent and warning flap, the warning wheel in solid brass striking the hours via a countwheel on the bell above 18cms (7ins) high.

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