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18TH CENTURY
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A Swiss ormolu-mounted and tortoiseshell striking bracket clock
18th Century
The case of waisted form, decorated overall with foliate mounts, the bell top surmounted by a vase-shaped finial, the glazed door mounted with a dragon and scrolling foliage, the sides with pierced sound frets on claw feet, the circular white-enamelled dial with Roman chapters, the twin barrel movement with silk-suspended pendulum and strike on two bells above, with tune selector playing with twenty-two hammers on twelve bells, with a conforming wall bracket en suite
88cm. high x 46cm. wide x 20cm. deep
18th Century
The case of waisted form, decorated overall with foliate mounts, the bell top surmounted by a vase-shaped finial, the glazed door mounted with a dragon and scrolling foliage, the sides with pierced sound frets on claw feet, the circular white-enamelled dial with Roman chapters, the twin barrel movement with silk-suspended pendulum and strike on two bells above, with tune selector playing with twenty-two hammers on twelve bells, with a conforming wall bracket en suite
88cm. high x 46cm. wide x 20cm. deep
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