Lot 55
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A modern carriage clock given to Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
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A modern carriage clock given to Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)

A modern carriage clock given to Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)

Details
A modern carriage clock given to Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
inscribed 'TO/"LAURIE" LOWRY/WITH OUR GOOD WISHES/ON YOUR RETIREMENT/FROM ALL AT/PALL MALL PROPERTY CO./BROWN STREET, MANCHESTER/1952' (on the base)
Provenance
Mrs Pat Kidd, and by descent.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

In March 1910 Lowry accepted a position as rent collector and clerk for The Pall Mall Property Company in Brown Street, Manchester. Having risen to the position of Chief Cashier he retired with a full pension in 1952 at the age of 65.

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