A GEORGE III EBONISED MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK

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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR AND MRS DAVID WHEELERDavid Wheeler was an avid collector. He spent his early childhood in Kensington Palace, where his grandmother, Lady Bertha Dawkins, was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary, and he developed a fascination with fine furniture, pictures, sculpture and objets de vertu – particularly French works of art after spending a year at the University of Poitiers. He was often spotted admiring, purchasing and selling gold boxes in Burlington Arcade (see lots 208-211).David Wheeler married Margita Vanneck in 1961 and, jointly, they worked to save Heveningham Hall, which had been in the Vanneck family from the late 1770s. The first house on the site in Suffolk was built in 1658 for William Heveningham, but the present house was designed between 1778 and 1780 by Sir Robert Taylor for Sir Gerald Vanneck, 2nd Baronet, with interiors and furniture by James Wyatt. It was completed with 60 rooms and a frontage nearly the width of Buckingham Palace. Mrs David Wheeler, along with her younger brother, inherited responsibility for Heveningham from their father, Sir Andrew Vanneck, in 1965, and the Wheelers offered the Hall – with principal contents – to the nation that year. It was acquired by English Heritage in 1969, but a few of the furnishings and objects from the Hall were retained by the Wheelers and beautifully woven into their personal collection, four of which are included here (see lots 205, 207, 381 and 382).

A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONISED MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK

WILLIAM MOORE, LONDON, CIRCA 1770

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A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONISED MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK
WILLIAM MOORE, LONDON, CIRCA 1770
The inverted bell-top case with vase finials and herm bust to the canted angles, the arched dial with tune selection around the signature plaque ‘William Moore / London’, the silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic five minute markers, the matted centre with date square, subsidiary dials for ‘Strike / Silent’ and ‘Chime / Silent’, the substantial movement with chiming repeat mechanism and musical pin barrel with twenty-three hammers striking eleven bells, rococo engraving to the backplate, two later winding keys

26 in. (66 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) wide; 12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) deep

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These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction. Specified lots are being stored at Crozier Park Royal (details below) or will be removed from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London, SW1Y 6QT by 5.00pm on the day of the sale. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. If the lot has been transferred to Crozier Park Royal, it will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s, 8 King Street, it will be available for collection on any working day (not weekends) from 9.00am to 5.00pm

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