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A mid 18th century brass-banded ebonised table clock Thomas Chappell, London 4
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,231.25 inc. premium
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A mid 18th century brass-banded ebonised table clock
Thomas Chappell, London
The bell top with central handle over circular and shaped side glazed panels on a plinth base with brass banding on ogee feet, both front and rear doors retaining their original pierced and engraved quadrant frets, the 7.75 inch arched brass dial with subsidiary strike/silent dial over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring framing the oval signature cartouche within a finely matted centre with chamfered date aperture and blued-steel hands, the twin fusee movement united by five heavy knopped pillars, now converted to anchor escapement, (quarter repeat train removed) striking the hours on a bell, the backplate with engraved foliate scrollwork, a ho-ho bird and basket of fruit, secured in the case with two wheatear engraved L-shaped brackets. Together with a brass bob pendulum, a winder and a case key.
57cm (22ins) high (4)
The bell top with central handle over circular and shaped side glazed panels on a plinth base with brass banding on ogee feet, both front and rear doors retaining their original pierced and engraved quadrant frets, the 7.75 inch arched brass dial with subsidiary strike/silent dial over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring framing the oval signature cartouche within a finely matted centre with chamfered date aperture and blued-steel hands, the twin fusee movement united by five heavy knopped pillars, now converted to anchor escapement, (quarter repeat train removed) striking the hours on a bell, the backplate with engraved foliate scrollwork, a ho-ho bird and basket of fruit, secured in the case with two wheatear engraved L-shaped brackets. Together with a brass bob pendulum, a winder and a case key.
57cm (22ins) high (4)