AN ENGLISH DELFT CIRCULAR CLOCK DIAL
Lot 283

AN ENGLISH DELFT CIRCULAR CLOCK DIAL

CIRCA 1745, PROBABLY LONDON

Fermé24 January 2020

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AN ENGLISH DELFT CIRCULAR CLOCK DIAL
CIRCA 1745, PROBABLY LONDON
Decorated in manganese with a band of Roman chapters for the hours and an outer band of Arabic numerals for the minutes, with a later pierced winding hole beneath the central hole for the hand shaft
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) diameter

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Clock dials in delftware are rare. Two similar dial plates are illustrated by Sampson and Horne, English Pottery and Related Works of Art, Exhibition Catalogue, London, 2007, no. 07/24, and another by Garry Atkins, Exhibition Catalogue, London, 1999, no. 24. Another circular example mounted on a metal backplate, was sold from The Sampson and Horne Collection, Bonhams, London, 28 April 2010, lot 432.