Lot Essay
Thomas Chappell is recorded in Great Tower Street from 1754-63.
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THOMAS CHAPPELL, LONDON, MID-18TH CENTURY
Details
A GEORGE II GILTWOOD CARTEL TIMEPIECE CLOCK
THOMAS CHAPPELL, LONDON, MID-18TH CENTURY
CASE: the rococo case surmounted by a splayed eagle, DIAL: the silvered 11 ½ inch Roman and Arabic dial with mock pendulum aperture and signed Thos. Chappell London, MOVEMENT: the five pillar timepiece movement with verge escapement and gut fusee
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 9 ¾ in. (24.7 cm.) deep
THOMAS CHAPPELL, LONDON, MID-18TH CENTURY
CASE: the rococo case surmounted by a splayed eagle, DIAL: the silvered 11 ½ inch Roman and Arabic dial with mock pendulum aperture and signed Thos. Chappell London, MOVEMENT: the five pillar timepiece movement with verge escapement and gut fusee
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 9 ¾ in. (24.7 cm.) deep
Provenance
Christie's, London, 2 February 1995, lot 366 (£4,600).
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