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A novelty desk timepiece, 20th century
Mounted with a silvered chapter ring, with relief cast models of dolphins to each side supporting a swinging barbel, one drum weighted and with pointer, the other housing a going barrel with vertically positioned bimetallic lever escapement, with shuttered winding holes to the front, with small balanced dial to the reverse for telling the hours, on oval base signed E. Dent & Co. Ltd. 41 Pall Mall London
10in. (25.5cm.) high
See Back Cover Illustration
Mounted with a silvered chapter ring, with relief cast models of dolphins to each side supporting a swinging barbel, one drum weighted and with pointer, the other housing a going barrel with vertically positioned bimetallic lever escapement, with shuttered winding holes to the front, with small balanced dial to the reverse for telling the hours, on oval base signed E. Dent & Co. Ltd. 41 Pall Mall London
10in. (25.5cm.) high
See Back Cover Illustration