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A rare late 18th century mahogany wall timepiece of small size with verge escapement G. Staples, London
13 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,664 inc. premium
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A rare late 18th century mahogany wall timepiece of small size with verge escapement
G. Staples, London
The 8 inch convex one-piece silvered Roman dial signed G. Staples London with matching blued steel hands framed by a minute track with lozenge quarter marks set in a cast bezel with latch locking behind the concave moulded frame to a fixed rear box with doors to the right-hand side and below. The single gut (now wire) fusee movement with shaped plates united by four knopped pillars, the four-wheel train with long pinions terminating in a knife-edge verge escapement with a long pendulum and tear-drop shaped bob. Ticking, with a winding key. 27cms (10.5ins) wide
The 8 inch convex one-piece silvered Roman dial signed G. Staples London with matching blued steel hands framed by a minute track with lozenge quarter marks set in a cast bezel with latch locking behind the concave moulded frame to a fixed rear box with doors to the right-hand side and below. The single gut (now wire) fusee movement with shaped plates united by four knopped pillars, the four-wheel train with long pinions terminating in a knife-edge verge escapement with a long pendulum and tear-drop shaped bob. Ticking, with a winding key. 27cms (10.5ins) wide