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An 18th century English ebony quarter chiming musical table clock Joseph Martineau Senior, London/Nicolas Lambert, London 4
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11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£6,000 - £8,000
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An 18th century English ebony quarter chiming musical table clock
Joseph Martineau Senior, London/Nicolas Lambert, London
The inverted bell top with foliate handle and four knopped pillars over wooden silk backed sound frets, on a moulded base and later brass ball feet, the 6 1/2 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent set above the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter markers with matted centre and chamfered date aperture, with silvered signature cartouche signed Joseph Martineau Senior, London, flanked by Indian mask head spandrels, the twin fusee movement with anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell, striking the hours on a main bell, the half hours and quarters striking on 8 bells and 8 hammers, the backplate engraved with foliate scrollwork centred by a basket of flowers and a signed cartouche - Nicolas Lambert, London, within an engraved border. Together with a later brass bob engraved adjustable pendulum and two case keys. 50cm (19 1/2ins) high (4)
The inverted bell top with foliate handle and four knopped pillars over wooden silk backed sound frets, on a moulded base and later brass ball feet, the 6 1/2 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent set above the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter markers with matted centre and chamfered date aperture, with silvered signature cartouche signed Joseph Martineau Senior, London, flanked by Indian mask head spandrels, the twin fusee movement with anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell, striking the hours on a main bell, the half hours and quarters striking on 8 bells and 8 hammers, the backplate engraved with foliate scrollwork centred by a basket of flowers and a signed cartouche - Nicolas Lambert, London, within an engraved border. Together with a later brass bob engraved adjustable pendulum and two case keys. 50cm (19 1/2ins) high (4)
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Please note that it is probable that Joseph Martineau bought this movement from Nicholas Lambert to retail under his own name.