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A fine and rare mid 19th century engraved gilt brass quarter striking travelling clock with tandem barrel Unsigned, the presentation case signed Jump.
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £8,812.50 inc. premium
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A fine and rare mid 19th century engraved gilt brass quarter striking travelling clock with tandem barrel
Unsigned, the presentation case signed Jump.
The case with engraved ribbed handle over top-, side- and back-panels all engraved with baskets of fruit and sprays of flowers within elaborate patterns of foliate scrollwork highlighted against a shaded ground, set to each corner with a reeded column surmounted by ribbed finials, on plinth bases and ribbed feet, the 2.5 inch Roman chapter ring within an engine turned mask with good Breguet style hands, the movement with single spring barrel powering both going and striking trains, the former terminating in a straight-line lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the latter with rack strike sounding the quarters and hours on a pair of blued steel circular-section gongs and brass hammers with boxwood inserts. Ticking and striking, together with a leather covered travelling case and double ended key for hand-setting and winding. 15cms (6ins) to the top of the raised handle
The case with engraved ribbed handle over top-, side- and back-panels all engraved with baskets of fruit and sprays of flowers within elaborate patterns of foliate scrollwork highlighted against a shaded ground, set to each corner with a reeded column surmounted by ribbed finials, on plinth bases and ribbed feet, the 2.5 inch Roman chapter ring within an engine turned mask with good Breguet style hands, the movement with single spring barrel powering both going and striking trains, the former terminating in a straight-line lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the latter with rack strike sounding the quarters and hours on a pair of blued steel circular-section gongs and brass hammers with boxwood inserts. Ticking and striking, together with a leather covered travelling case and double ended key for hand-setting and winding. 15cms (6ins) to the top of the raised handle