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A late 18th century ebonised table clock with calendar John Starey, Royal Exchange, London 3
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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A late 18th century ebonised table clock with calendar
John Starey, Royal Exchange, London
The inverted caddy top with central rocaille mount and four brass urn finials over arched gilt brass sound frets and caryatid mounts to the canted front corners, on elaborate scroll feet, the 7.5 inch (repainted) signed white Roman and Arabic dial with matching pierced gilt brass hands, with calendar subsidiary at VI, the twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with knopped pillars with anchor escapement rack striking on a bell, with trip repeat for the hour, the engraved backplate with a central classical urn surrounded by flowers and foliage within a formal border, with a brass bob pendulum and pendulum lock. Ticking and striking, hour repeat operational. Together with a case key and a later winding key. 54.5cm (21ins) high (3)
The inverted caddy top with central rocaille mount and four brass urn finials over arched gilt brass sound frets and caryatid mounts to the canted front corners, on elaborate scroll feet, the 7.5 inch (repainted) signed white Roman and Arabic dial with matching pierced gilt brass hands, with calendar subsidiary at VI, the twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with knopped pillars with anchor escapement rack striking on a bell, with trip repeat for the hour, the engraved backplate with a central classical urn surrounded by flowers and foliage within a formal border, with a brass bob pendulum and pendulum lock. Ticking and striking, hour repeat operational. Together with a case key and a later winding key. 54.5cm (21ins) high (3)