A GEORGE III GILTWOOD TIMEPIECE CARTEL CLOCK
EARDLEY NORTON, LONDON, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
CASE: surmounted by an eagle with C-scroll and floral carving DIAL: the silvered dial with Roman hours, Arabic five minutes and mock pendulum aperture, signed 'Eardley Norton St John's Street/ London' MOVEMENT: chain fusee timepiece movement with tapered plates, five pillars and later recoil anchor escapement
31 ¾ in. (80.5 cm.) high; 19 in. (48 cm.) wide; 6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) deep
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD TIMEPIECE CARTEL CLOCK
EARDLEY NORTON, LONDON, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
CASE: surmounted by an eagle with C-scroll and floral carving DIAL: the silvered dial with Roman hours, Arabic five minutes and mock pendulum aperture, signed 'Eardley Norton St John's Street/ London' MOVEMENT: chain fusee timepiece movement with tapered plates, five pillars and later recoil anchor escapement
31 ¾ in. (80.5 cm.) high; 19 in. (48 cm.) wide; 6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) deep