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Lot 613
A SWISS ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID HORN AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
CIRCA 1770
Fermé23 March 2017
Prix réalisé
GBP 5,625
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A SWISS ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID HORN AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
CIRCA 1770
The waisted case on a conforming bracket, the twin barrel movement converted to anchor escapement, strike work positioned on the back plate for hour and half hour strike on two bells, trip repeat, the lower edge numbered '1785'
The clock: 36 in. (91 cm.) high; 18 in. (45.7 cm.) wide; 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) deep; the bracket: 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high; 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (22.9 cm.) deep; 49 ¾ in. (126.5 cm.) high overall
CIRCA 1770
The waisted case on a conforming bracket, the twin barrel movement converted to anchor escapement, strike work positioned on the back plate for hour and half hour strike on two bells, trip repeat, the lower edge numbered '1785'
The clock: 36 in. (91 cm.) high; 18 in. (45.7 cm.) wide; 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) deep; the bracket: 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high; 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (22.9 cm.) deep; 49 ¾ in. (126.5 cm.) high overall
A SWISS ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID HORN AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
CIRCA 1770
The waisted case on a conforming bracket, the twin barrel movement converted to anchor escapement, strike work positioned on the back plate for hour and half hour strike on two bells, trip repeat, the lower edge numbered '1785'
The clock: 36 in. (91 cm.) high; 18 in. (45.7 cm.) wide; 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) deep; the bracket: 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high; 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (22.9 cm.) deep; 49 ¾ in. (126.5 cm.) high overall
CIRCA 1770
The waisted case on a conforming bracket, the twin barrel movement converted to anchor escapement, strike work positioned on the back plate for hour and half hour strike on two bells, trip repeat, the lower edge numbered '1785'
The clock: 36 in. (91 cm.) high; 18 in. (45.7 cm.) wide; 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) deep; the bracket: 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high; 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (22.9 cm.) deep; 49 ¾ in. (126.5 cm.) high overall
The late Giles Foster, Christie's, London, 20 February 2008, lot 52.
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