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A mid 19th century Gothick cased carriage clock with enamel panels James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, No: 1749 2
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £8,812.50 inc. premium
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A mid 19th century Gothick cased carriage clock with enamel panels
James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, No: 1749
The elaborately decorated case with a Gothick arched handle over a rippled sun burst cartouche with four orb finials, over gilt brass fretwork highlighting three duck-egg blue enamel panels on square feet, the 1.75 inch engraved brass Roman dial with blued-steel fleur de lis hands set within a tracery mask, the twin fusee signed and numbered movement with lever escapement striking the hours on a blued-steel coiled gong. Ticking and striking. Together with the original winding key stamped 1749. 14cm (5 1/2ins) high (2)
The elaborately decorated case with a Gothick arched handle over a rippled sun burst cartouche with four orb finials, over gilt brass fretwork highlighting three duck-egg blue enamel panels on square feet, the 1.75 inch engraved brass Roman dial with blued-steel fleur de lis hands set within a tracery mask, the twin fusee signed and numbered movement with lever escapement striking the hours on a blued-steel coiled gong. Ticking and striking. Together with the original winding key stamped 1749. 14cm (5 1/2ins) high (2)
Footnotes
Illustrated by Fanelli, J., Terwilliger, Ch. (1987) A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks. Bronxville: Clock Trade Enterprises, pp 178-179.