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Lot 111

A very rare engraved gilt brass miniature strut timepiece
Retailed by M.F.Dent, numbered to the strut 29. Probably by Thomas Cole.

23 February 2022, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A very rare engraved gilt brass miniature strut timepiece

Retailed by M.F.Dent, numbered to the strut 29. Probably by Thomas Cole.
The rectangular case with rounded shoulders and fixed carrying loop on a shaped support, over engraved sides to concave-sided feet, set to the rear with a sprung strut numbered 29. The 1.5 inch silvered Roman dial with typical Cole blued-steel trefoil hands, surrounded by a pierced and engraved mask framing the signature M.F. DENT, 33 COCKSPUR ST. Wound, set and regulated through apertures in the solid rear cover, with nickel-finished watch type movement with cylinder escapement. 8cms (3ins) high.

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M.F.Dent worked from 33 Cockspur Street between 1853 and 1858 and is known to have been a retailer of Thomas Cole's work, see Hawkins, J.B. (1975) Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking. Sydney: Macarthur Press.

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