Lot Essay
George Yonge & Son worked from The Strand, London, 1820-1828. They were clockmakers to The Lord High Admiral.
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YONGE & SON, STRAND, LONDON, CIRCA 1825
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A REGENCY BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD EIGHT-DAY STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
YONGE & SON, STRAND, LONDON, CIRCA 1825
The arched case with gadrooned top with foliate angles, leaf-clasped ring handle, pierced brass fretwork to sides, chamfered brass angles to front, the plinth on four bun feet, the silvered dial with Roman numerals and Breguet-style blued-steel hands, subsidiary dial for 'strike/silent' to arch, signed Yonge & Son/ Strand LONDON, the five-pillar movement with gut line fusee and trip-repeat, with pocket watch-style frame and lever escapement to back plate, striking to bell, the shaped plates engraved with foliate border, dial plate numbered 9431
9½ in. (24 cm.) high with handle down; 5½ in. (14 cm.) wide;
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) deep
YONGE & SON, STRAND, LONDON, CIRCA 1825
The arched case with gadrooned top with foliate angles, leaf-clasped ring handle, pierced brass fretwork to sides, chamfered brass angles to front, the plinth on four bun feet, the silvered dial with Roman numerals and Breguet-style blued-steel hands, subsidiary dial for 'strike/silent' to arch, signed Yonge & Son/ Strand LONDON, the five-pillar movement with gut line fusee and trip-repeat, with pocket watch-style frame and lever escapement to back plate, striking to bell, the shaped plates engraved with foliate border, dial plate numbered 9431
9½ in. (24 cm.) high with handle down; 5½ in. (14 cm.) wide;
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) deep
Special notice
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