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A good second quarter of the 18th century walnut quarter repeating table alarm timepiece George Sims, London. Apprenticed 1723, Clockmakers Company 1732-44 2
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,562.50 inc. premium
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A good second quarter of the 18th century walnut quarter repeating table alarm timepiece
George Sims, London. Apprenticed 1723, Clockmakers Company 1732-44
The inverted bell top surmounted by a cast brass handle over a bold cornice, the sides with glazed and fretted apertures, on a moulded base, the 6 inch arched brass dial signed in a silvered boss flanked by masks, the silvered Roman and Arabic dial framed by mask spandrels, enclosing a matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture and silvered alarm-setting disc, the movement united by five knopped pillars, converted to anchor escapement, sounding the alarm on a large bell and double-ended hammer, and repeating the quarters on a smaller bell and pair of hammers, the backplate signed within a series of engraved foliate scrolls and strapwork. The movement clean and running, together with a case key and a crank winder. 47cms (1ft 6.5ins) high. (2)
The inverted bell top surmounted by a cast brass handle over a bold cornice, the sides with glazed and fretted apertures, on a moulded base, the 6 inch arched brass dial signed in a silvered boss flanked by masks, the silvered Roman and Arabic dial framed by mask spandrels, enclosing a matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture and silvered alarm-setting disc, the movement united by five knopped pillars, converted to anchor escapement, sounding the alarm on a large bell and double-ended hammer, and repeating the quarters on a smaller bell and pair of hammers, the backplate signed within a series of engraved foliate scrolls and strapwork. The movement clean and running, together with a case key and a crank winder. 47cms (1ft 6.5ins) high. (2)