20th Jun, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST
A French Alabaster Lyre Form Cartel Wall Timepiece, circa 1890, 38cm high
Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120
Gilt metal mounts are discoloured. Alabaster surfaces are dirty and with moinor chips in part to the edges. Alabaster surfaces with signs of sticker residue marks. Case back is worn. Strut to case back is loose and damaged. Case back with parts missing. Dial is loose, dial with minor chips around the winding hole. Movement with a later platform escapement. Movement not working.
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Auction: Antiques & Interiors, to include Beswick & Border Fine Arts, 20th Jun, 2025
Over 300 lots, this is the largest Beswick & Border Fine Arts auction at Tennants to date, with a good section of limited-edition models, including an array of cattle, tractors and more. Featured is a private collection of Beswick from Scotland with rare colourways and another private collection from the North of England with many good sheep models which rarely come up at auction. The sale also includes traditional art and antiques, jewellery, watches and more.
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