Lot 98
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An English brass Strutt & Wigston style skeleton timepiece, circa 1973
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An English brass Strutt & Wigston style skeleton timepiece, circa 1973

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An English brass Strutt & Wigston style skeleton timepiece, circa 1973
The frame joined by four pillars with blued screws, with silvered chapters, a plaque on the base signed DENT, the eight day single fusee movement with anchor escapement; on mahogany base and under brass-framed glass cover -- 11½ in. (29 cm.) high over cover; pendulum, key
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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

One hundred reproductions of Strutt and Wigston's original epicyclic skeleton clock were made by Dent between November 1973 and February 1974. Most were sold in the United States, for $3500 each. See Derek Roberts, British Skeleton Clocks, Antique Collectors' Club, 1987, p.169.

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