18th Mar, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Spring Fine Sale
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An Ebony Veneered Quarter Chiming Table Clock, signed William Webster, Exchange Alley, London, circa 1730, inverted bell top with carrying handle, glass side panels, 7-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, matted dial centre with mock pendulum and date apertures, dial arch with two dials for rise/fall and strike/silent selections and signed above on a silvered plaque, triple chain fusee movement now converted to an anchor escapement, quarter chiming with six hammers on a nest of six bells and striking a further bell for the hours, movement backplate elaborately engraved with floral and scroll decoration, backplate signed in a central cartouche, movement secured in by engraved brackets, sold with recent service paperwork
51cm high See illustrations
Sold for £4,200
Estimated at £3,000 - £3,500
Case with minor cracks in parts and minor chips to the veneers, brass surfaces are nicely discoloured and have a good aged patina, dial is clean, movement now converted from a verge to an anchor escapement, later back cock and later pendulum, chiming correctly, movement is clean and in going order.
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Auction: Spring Fine Sale, 18th Mar, 2023
The sale will include a strong offering of European ceramics including a Private Collection of 18th Century Meissen Figures, including examples from the 'Cris de Paris' series, and good examples of Sevres porcelain and biscuit porcelain figures. Further highlights include an exhibition qualilty side cabinet by Gillows, a Private Collection of Welsh Lovespoons, and a Private Collection of Paperweights.
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Sunday 12th March 11am-4pm, Monday 13th March - Friday 17th March 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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