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Lot 136

A late 18th century mahogany wall timepiece with verge escapement
Gabriel Fowkes, Dartford

13 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £3,584 inc. premium

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A late 18th century mahogany wall timepiece with verge escapement

Gabriel Fowkes, Dartford
The 11.75 inch one-piece signed brass Roman and Arabic dial with outer minute track and elaborately pierced steel hands, boldly signed above and below the centre, framed by a turned mahogany bezel with a lock, and further bordered by a moulded surround, backed by a salt box with (replaced) doors to the right-hand side and below, the backboard extended to form a suspension point. The single gut (now wire) fusee movement with tapering plates united by four knopped pillars, the four-wheel train terminating in a knife-edge verge escapement with short pendulum and lenticular bob. Ticking. 40cms (15.5ins) wide

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